Cattle slaughter should be banned in interest of dairy farming - Rtd. DE Kegalle

B. W. EHELIYAGODA, Kegalle special correspondent

The Government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa has taken vast strides to cerate and improve dairy farming projects not only in Kegalle district but also throughout the country, said former Director of Education, Kegalle Education Zone. I. Gunaratne at a meeting held at Meepitiya temple premises in Kegalle to encourage the people to avoid the evil habit of beef eating.

This meeting was held as propaganda against cattle slaughter for meat.

The former DE Gunaratne said that cattle slaughter for meat is a deterrent for both dairy farming and agriculture in the country and this evil act of cattle slaughter in our country should be banned in the interest of agriculture and dairy farming.

He said at a period the Government's spending a large amount of money more than any former regime it is wrong and an evil act to eat the flesh of the animal which helps the development of agriculture and to improve dairy farming in the country.

The Ex-DE said in countries like India cattle slaughter and beef eating is not practised by Hindus and animal lovers owing to its tremendous connections and assistance to humanity by way of life giving milk, cheese, butter etc.

Therefore, Gunaratne appealed to all those present to refrain from beef eating and create an interest among the people that cattle slaughter is a blow to the development of agriculture and dairy-farming.

He said that scientifically the eminent doctors of medicine have discovered that beef eating affects physically and mentally all humans who consume flesh of cattle and beef eating shortens the life spans of human beings.

The acid content in beef is harmful to health. Gunaratne said that it was the duty of all political leaders' responsibility to stretch out their hands to support President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his Government to rid this land of terrorism at this calamitous period in the annals of recent history of Sri Lanka.