Prthu Prabhu in Paramakudi has opened a goshala with 3 desi calves. Srila Prabhupada has stressed the importance of cow protection many times in his lectures. This is a good initiative to maintain a life of farming and self-sufficiency.
Go-rakṣya, cow protection, is one of the item of state affairs. But now there is no cow protection. Poor cows, they deliver milk, and later on they become slaughtered. How much sinful the modern society is, and they still want peace and prosperity. That is not possible. The society must be divided—brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, śūdra—and they must execute their proper duty. And the vaiśyas, they should give protection to the cows.
Bhagavad-Gita 1.11-1.12 13 July 1973
But cow especially must be protected, for society’s good. Must be protected—from gratitude. We are drinking milk of cow. How we can kill our mother? From all considerations, especially cow protection must be there. That is the duty of the vaiśyas, kṛṣi-go-rakṣya-vāṇijyaṁ.
Cow protection is especially mentioned. And the cow blood, the milk is nothing but blood. So you get more vitamin value by drinking milk than eating, drinking, cow blood. From all points of view, cow protection must be there. That is human civilization.
Room conversation with Mr. Arnold 07 Aug 1971
