Tag: Celebrate February 14 as 'Cow Hug Day': Animal Welfare Board of India

On February 14, which is famously observed as "Valentine's Day" across the country, the Animal Welfare Board of India has urged people to observe "Cow Hug Day." The secretary of the department, acting on orders from the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairy, Government of India, recognised the westernization-related decline in Indian culture and urged Indians to hug cows in order to experience "emotional richness." “We all know that the Cow is the backbone of Indian culture and rural economy, sustains our life, represent cattle wealth and biodiversity. It is...