1/n

Thread | #BEEF it OR not
Man used to eat meat, before 10000 BCE, however, as Man started Grains cultivation in Indian History, their preference on meat as food decreased. And virtually it was NIL till ~1500 AD
Let us see how it evolved through antiquity
#cow
2/n

TEETH are first indicators of whether an animal is #HERBIVOROUS or #CARNIVOROUS
Look at the teeth sets of a human dating BCE 7000, They were NOT meat-eaters. https://twitter.com/i__Mystic/status/1282276409575182337?s=20
3/n
A study conducted on Jaws from Upper Palaeolithic to Bronze Age shows that dental (crown) dimensions and mandibular dimensions between HUNTERS & FARMERS shifted to sedentism & agricultural subsistence thousands yrs ago.

https://twitter.com/i__Mystic/status/1284782720393117696?s=20
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0117301#sec006
4/n

Moving frm hunting to cultivation, Cows, Elephants, , Dogs, wr domesticated
Cows & Elephants have humanly feelings and relationships. Thts why they are revered
http://shorturl.at/xQ456 
http://shorturl.at/gHLN6 
Their breath pattern are similar to #human
https://twitter.com/i__Mystic/status/1266682559095848961?s=20
4/nMoving frm hunting to cultivation, Cows, Elephants, , Dogs, wr domesticatedCows & Elephants have humanly feelings and relationships. Thts why they are revered http://shorturl.at/xQ456  http://shorturl.at/gHLN6 Their breath pattern are similar to #human https://twitter.com/i__Mystic/status/1266682559095848961?s=20
4/nMoving frm hunting to cultivation, Cows, Elephants, , Dogs, wr domesticatedCows & Elephants have humanly feelings and relationships. Thts why they are revered http://shorturl.at/xQ456  http://shorturl.at/gHLN6 Their breath pattern are similar to #human https://twitter.com/i__Mystic/status/1266682559095848961?s=20
5/n
#Cow is revered as #mother for her contribution to Agriculture Model and continues to do so for #organicfarming
https://twitter.com/i__Mystic/status/1254321869886386176?s=20

Parsis call cow as Gavaevodata👇
https://twitter.com/i__Mystic/status/1279725095829864448?s=20

#elephants is revered for prosperity, and removing obstacles as #Ganesha
5/n #Cow is revered as #mother for her contribution to Agriculture Model and continues to do so for #organicfarming https://twitter.com/i__Mystic/status/1254321869886386176?s=20Parsis call cow as Gavaevodata https://twitter.com/i__Mystic/status/1279725095829864448?s=20 #elephants is revered for prosperity, and removing obstacles as #Ganesha
5/n #Cow is revered as #mother for her contribution to Agriculture Model and continues to do so for #organicfarming https://twitter.com/i__Mystic/status/1254321869886386176?s=20Parsis call cow as Gavaevodata https://twitter.com/i__Mystic/status/1279725095829864448?s=20 #elephants is revered for prosperity, and removing obstacles as #Ganesha
5/n #Cow is revered as #mother for her contribution to Agriculture Model and continues to do so for #organicfarming https://twitter.com/i__Mystic/status/1254321869886386176?s=20Parsis call cow as Gavaevodata https://twitter.com/i__Mystic/status/1279725095829864448?s=20 #elephants is revered for prosperity, and removing obstacles as #Ganesha
6/n
Look at seals recovered from Harappan sites ~3000 BCE. Bulls, cows, found prominent place with human.

This shows they Cows as partner not as a food.

Mesopotamians were also influenced by IVC (Mesopotamians called 'MELUHA') love for animals
https://twitter.com/i__Mystic/status/1282560169696800768?s=20
6/nLook at seals recovered from Harappan sites ~3000 BCE. Bulls, cows, found prominent place with human.This shows they Cows as partner not as a food.Mesopotamians were also influenced by IVC (Mesopotamians called 'MELUHA') love for animals https://twitter.com/i__Mystic/status/1282560169696800768?s=20
6/nLook at seals recovered from Harappan sites ~3000 BCE. Bulls, cows, found prominent place with human.This shows they Cows as partner not as a food.Mesopotamians were also influenced by IVC (Mesopotamians called 'MELUHA') love for animals https://twitter.com/i__Mystic/status/1282560169696800768?s=20
7/n

Vedas promote preservation of COWS and slaughter of #COWS is considered as a #SIN as grave as kiIIing own parents
@Aabhas24 bhai has elaborated this very well in his tweet thread 👇
https://twitter.com/Aabhas24/status/1093081602203111425?s=20
8/n
Magasthenese a traveller in 4th century BCE, tells us that Indians don't eat meat of domesticated/working animals.

#Jainism #Buddhism major faith of that time followed strict VEGETARIAN diets
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Fahian a Buddhist Monk and traveller in 4th CE says that Indians don;t eat meat except CHANDALAS (butchers) whom other inhabitants avoided
10/n

Al-Biruni, 1017–1030 CE a Persian traveller notes that
Hindus, like early Christians and Manichaeans, forbade the killing and eating of meat.
11/n

Ibn Batuta a Moroccon traveller AD 1333, notes that punishment for Cow Slaughtering was the same as the culprit kiIIled Cow.

https://twitter.com/i__Mystic/status/1274970406860947456?s=20
12/n
Moghuls era
@bjp @MPMadanSaini got trolled for saying that Mughals ban #cow slaughter. @indiatoday #factcheck found it wrong

https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/rajasthan-bjp-madan-lal-saini-mughal-cow-slaughter-1297573-2018-07-27

In fact, thr are instances pointing towards Moghul policies to denegrade Hindus by kiIIing cows https://swarajyamag.com/news-brief/cow-slaughter-and-hindu-persecution-in-the-indian-subcontinent-a-short-history
Cow Slaughter And Hindu Persecution In The Indian Subcontinent: A Short History

The discussion on cow protection cannot happen in isolation of the history of Hindu persecution

https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/rajasthan-bjp-madan-lal-saini-mughal-cow-slaughter-1297573-2018-07-27
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Historian @TIinExile writes "To turn Nagarkot into fiefdom of his friend Birbal, Akbar invaded Jwalamukhi temple. His army killed 200 cows inside the temple. They destroyed Golden Chatri of Goddess & threw blood filled shoes at the temple." https://twitter.com/TIinExile/status/1254424994110533632?s=20
14/n

It seems, Cow kiIIing started during the Moghul Era and It was perpetuated in the British Era.
Introduction of bullet 'Cartridges' greased with 'Animal' fat in 1857 was trigger for outburst turned 1st Independence War by India after Mangal Pandey was executed.
14/nIt seems, Cow kiIIing started during the Moghul Era and It was perpetuated in the British Era.Introduction of bullet 'Cartridges' greased with 'Animal' fat in 1857 was trigger for outburst turned 1st Independence War by India after Mangal Pandey was executed.
14/nIt seems, Cow kiIIing started during the Moghul Era and It was perpetuated in the British Era.Introduction of bullet 'Cartridges' greased with 'Animal' fat in 1857 was trigger for outburst turned 1st Independence War by India after Mangal Pandey was executed.
14/nIt seems, Cow kiIIing started during the Moghul Era and It was perpetuated in the British Era.Introduction of bullet 'Cartridges' greased with 'Animal' fat in 1857 was trigger for outburst turned 1st Independence War by India after Mangal Pandey was executed.
14/nIt seems, Cow kiIIing started during the Moghul Era and It was perpetuated in the British Era.Introduction of bullet 'Cartridges' greased with 'Animal' fat in 1857 was trigger for outburst turned 1st Independence War by India after Mangal Pandey was executed.
15/n
1750-1894
Large number of cows were daily slaughtered by the British for their army.
Nationwide anti-cow killing movement against the British between 1880-1894. and prominent Muslims, Parsis and Sikhs, actively participated in the movement. https://www.pgurus.com/hubs-of-cow-slaughter-house-in-india/
16/n

1788- A spectacular thread by @Aabhas24 on https://twitter.com/Aabhas24/status/1137774844500537344?s=20 “Niars” & “cow meat”. He just nailed
@t_d_h_nair terribly.
17/n
1966-1975 Swami Karpatriji Maharaj, Acharya Vinoba Bhave led massive movement for prohibiting COW Slaughter.
Nov 1966, several people were kiIIed (various numbers claimed) during a day long Goraksha Andolan in Delhi

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/now-gau-rakshaks-to-tell-their-version-of-cow-slaughter/articleshow/53625124.cms
18/n

Coming to the Production of #BEEF

Only Buffallo Bf (boneless) export is allowed in India
World wide Beef Total Export was $51 Billion in 2019 to which India contributed 6%.
Vietnam was the top partner with more than 50% of total export
http://www.worldstopexports.com/top-beef-exporting-countries/
18/nComing to the Production of #BEEF Only Buffallo Bf (boneless) export is allowed in IndiaWorld wide Beef Total Export was $51 Billion in 2019 to which India contributed 6%. Vietnam was the top partner with more than 50% of total export http://www.worldstopexports.com/top-beef-exporting-countries/
18/nComing to the Production of #BEEF Only Buffallo Bf (boneless) export is allowed in IndiaWorld wide Beef Total Export was $51 Billion in 2019 to which India contributed 6%. Vietnam was the top partner with more than 50% of total export http://www.worldstopexports.com/top-beef-exporting-countries/
18/nComing to the Production of #BEEF Only Buffallo Bf (boneless) export is allowed in IndiaWorld wide Beef Total Export was $51 Billion in 2019 to which India contributed 6%. Vietnam was the top partner with more than 50% of total export http://www.worldstopexports.com/top-beef-exporting-countries/
19/n
The Top cattle meat exporters in Q1-2017 were as per in the Picture.
20/n
20th Livestock Census 2019; Livestock population increases 4.6% over Census-2012, stands at 535.78 million.
Interestingly, Cows population is 145.12 million, up by 18.0%
female cattle population is up by 10% in 2019 as compared to previous census.
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1588304
21/n
As per @PIBindia
The preservation of cattle is a matter of State legislature as per Article 246(3) of the Constitution.
Cattle slaughtered during 2017-18 was 34.10 lakhs.
State license issued 755, Centre issued license 155
https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=190923

http://dahd.nic.in/hi/related-links/annex-ii-8-gist-state-legislations-cow-slaughter
22/n
2020-June

UP made Cow Slaughter Act stricter
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/up-to-10-year-jail-for-cow-slaughter-in-up/articleshow/76293141.cms
Karnataka planning to ban Cow Slaughter
https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/07/11/karnataka-will-soon-ban-cow-slaughter-beef-consumption-minister.html
Up to 10-year jail for cow slaughter in UP | India News - Times of India

India News: LUCKNOW: The Yogi Adityanath government on Tuesday made the UP Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 more stringent by increasing the jail terms and p.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/up-to-10-year-jail-for-cow-slaughter-in-up/articleshow/76293141.cms
23/23

As observed, human body structure is most suited for #veganism.

#Beef can be removed from food menu list if all of us wish so.

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