[qiqing]

For real. When I hear "cows are like a member of the family" I think "oh, like cats and dogs are members of my family."

And if everyone around me had to adjust to a culture where dogs were treated like the dairy and veal and cattle industry? There would be an outcry.

[zapdrive]

Not the same. You care for your dog even when they are old and sick. Cows in India are only cared until they give milk. Once that is over, they are left out in the streets to rot.

[nmridul]

You care for your animal when you can "afford". Whether it be dog or cow. When it gets beyond your means, you hear about abandoned pets the same way you hear about abandoned cows.