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Indian Cow Eating Trash From a Dumpster

Jan 30, 2013 by Daniel McBane 6 Comments

Goa Cow in Dumpster

A bull having a quick roadside snack in the small town of Canacona in southern Goa, India. In a country where cows are revered and rarely turned into delicious foods, there’s not much incentive for people to take care of them (not the males anyway). As a result, cows live a pretty independent life (I wrote a whole post about cows in Goa, as this is especially true for them) and it is not unusual to see a cow eating garbage.

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Filed Under: India, Funny Photos Tagged With: funny image, India, Goa, animals, holy cows, cows

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  1. Chubby Chatterbox says

    Jan 30, 2013 at 08:08

    I wonder if we’ll see this in India where we’ll be in March.

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    • Daniel McBane says

      Jan 31, 2013 at 03:33

      I can almost guarantee it. Especially if you venture into the smaller cities and towns, which you kind of have to to get that camel-riding photo I’m expecting…
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  2. Shalu Sharma says

    Feb 4, 2013 at 08:45

    Cows are not worshipped. They are “revered” hence they are not eaten. But lets face it, they are a nuisance on the roads.
    Shalu Sharma recently contributed to world literature by posting..Char Dham Yatra – A Sacred Journey to Wash Away the SinsMy Profile

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    • Daniel McBane says

      Feb 4, 2013 at 09:10

      You’re right, of course. I’ve changed the word. As for cows being a nuisance on the road, I can only say I’m very happy I didn’t have to do much driving in India. I only have two eyes and driving in an Indian city seemingly requires at least six.
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      • Shalu Sharma says

        Feb 4, 2013 at 10:35

        You shouldn’t have changed the wording, its a great photo and you are right. I am not offended or anything. Indians are not Muslims who are easily offended. Indians are often subject to ridicule on things like these. Perhaps this is why India seems interesting where you can laugh without being arrested and beheaded for insulting the religion.

        Anyway, I often have to explain this. They happen to be regarded as holy. One reason is that “Krishna” happened to be a herder secondly cow’s milk is given to children hence considered as a mother. There are few others reasons.

        But I agree, its quite a spectacle to see. You need more than 6 eyes, some at the back to drive in India.

        Brilliant photo.
        Shalu Sharma recently contributed to world literature by posting..Char Dham Yatra – A Sacred Journey to Wash Away the SinsMy Profile

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        • Daniel McBane says

          Feb 4, 2013 at 10:48

          Don’t worry, I didn’t change it out of fear of offending. I simply felt your word was more accurate.

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