Yeah! Stick it to the man!
You've heard that McDonald's uses beef "lard" in their freedom fries right? Well they were using it in Pakistan too - but Cows are considered Sacred animals for Hindu's and arent to be eaten :lol:
However Lord Krishna decreed cow is for agriculture and milk and since we respect him as the ultimate Lord and Master of Yoga in whom the entire universe exists let us irrespective of what our ancient pre-Krishna ancestors did, protect the cow.
In that I have to add a few suggestions for the Indian society to implement.
Protect the cow and make it a valuable member of society by doing the following
1. TREAT IT WELL WITH DIGNITY:
Gandhiji bemoaned the horrible abuses of the cow in the Indian society and the emaciated state of the cow clearly demonstrates this. In the western society though beef is consumed there are rigid standards on how animals are treated, even those set for slaughterhouse. The cow though mostly free from slaughter in India gets poor treatment and people that indiscriminately beat or abandon an ineffective cow are hardly punished.
2. CONTROL THE BOVINE POPULATION BY EFFECTIVE BIRTH CONTROL:
Like human beings the cow population should be controlled through birth control ensuring optimal number of healthy calves are produced, which when reaching adulthood can aid us in farming and milk.
3. Finally PUNISH INDIVIDUALS THAT MISTREAT AND ABUSE THE COW:
The cow is a pet in India and an integral part of our social and agrarian culture. When a person harms a pet dog or cat they face certain punishments and the same should be extended for a cow. Muslims and Christians in particular should be prohibited from abusing secularism and instead feed on goats and lambs like the way I do.
Folks,
>
>After being alerted by my friend about the contents of McDonalds'
>french fries, I emailed McDonalds questioning the same. They have
>emailed me back, confirming the use of beef in their flavoring for
>french fries. Here is their response (and my question at the
>bottom). Thought you might want to know...
>
>Sushama.
>
>
> From: McDonald's Corporation
>To: "'
[email protected]'"
>Subject: RE: McDonald's Reply
>Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 14:18:30 -0600
>
>Hello Sushama:
>
>Thank you for taking the time to contact McDonald's with your
>questions regarding the
>ingredients in our french fries.
>
>For flavor enhancement, McDonald's french fry suppliers use a
>minuscule amount of beef
>flavoring as an ingredient in the raw product. The reason beef is
>not listed as an ingredient is
>because McDonald's voluntarily (restaurants are not required to list
>ingredients) follows the
>"Code of Federal Regulations" (required for packaged goods) for
>labeling its products. As
>such, like food labels you would read on packaged goods... the
>ingredients in "natural flavors"
>are not broken down. Again, we are sorry if this has caused any
>confusion.
>
>We hope you have found this information helpful and that we have the
>opportunity to serve you
>in the future. Thank you, again, for contacting McDonald's.
>
>Megan
>Home Office Customer Satisfaction Department
>
>ref#:676321
So ya it's stupid that fat ppl do this - but who gives an "F" - They clearly sell an unhealthy product with agents for: (Lore pehaps) calming the stomach, making you more hungry, all that grease isn't good - I'm sure this is where gray chimes in with "feedom - of - choice" and he'll be right. But Screw McDicks - that's my big-macs worth :D