Cows and Bulls

Stray cows who wander the streets of Udaipur are at high risk of being hit by vehicles, and illnesses related to the consumption of plastic.

Urban families who own cows for dairy production have no need or desire to keep the less-productive cows or the ‘use-less’ bull-calves. The animals are either sold for their leather or are abandoned on the street.

Living on the street is hard for cows. They scavenge for food in the garbage, ingesting huge amounts of plastic in the search for tiny bits of nutrients. They wander and sit in the roads which puts them at great risk for life-threatening injuries by speeding cars and trucks who carelessly whiz past.

When these beautiful animals need help, Animal Aid is ready.

The AA rescue team responds to emergency calls coming in on our help-line and brings the suffering cow or bull back to the AA hospital/sanctuary for treatment and care.

Common emergency cases:

· Broken leg/s after being hit by a car
· Injured leg/s from falling in a ditch or drain
· Wounds infested with maggots
· Illness from plastic consumption
· Infant bull-calves orphaned on the street
· Other ailments or injuries

At the AA hospital/sanctuary cows are treated, fed, loved and given ample space to live. They often find friendship with someone in the herd, and spend the day grooming one another and nibbling on grass and hay.

Animal Aid is currently the home to more than 30 permanently disabled and recovering cows!

This is your chance to make a very personal relationship with cows—cows who are often entirely misunderstood as dull or insensitive. At Animal Aid you will learn that the cow or bull you befriend is bright, feelingful, capable of being frightened and comforted; she feels pain and she needs relief from pain; she wants to live and socialize and primp and nibble, and she wants to be free to move around and discover nature’s wonders.

Donate to Animal Aid to make their dreams come true.