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The hypocrisy of our society on cow worship was just exposed by the Supreme Court indirectly. The Supreme Court said that on the one hand, we let cattle roam freely on roads without caring for their safety and on the other, we find it deeply offensive if someone uses the same cattle to secure a full stomach for themselves or their families. In its order on the growing number of cattle-related road incidents, the Supreme Court pointed to the contradiction of how our society abandons animals on roads once their economic purpose is served but feels offended when the very same animals are used by an individual to put a meal together. The court said that cattle are not meant to be natural speed breakers on natural highways, roads and streets. In fact, it specifically observed that cow-related accidents are alarmingly common and that stray cattle wandering on roads pose a serious threat to human life. And while governments and self-appointed cow vigilantes keep talking about cow slaughter, the court said that while motor accidents involving cows or other cattle are not slaughter in the literal sense, the end result is often the same. Despite many states having laws to regulate stray cattle, the court said that implementation of such laws remains a serious challenge. Now, as per data cited by the Supreme Court, road accidents involving stray animals rose from around 1100 in 2018 to over 1400 in 2019, before remaining at around 1300 in 2020. A more important data point is that a significant portion of stray cattle still remains on the roads despite the government efforts to relocate them to gaushalas Take the case of Haryana for example one of the states with the largest stray cattle populations and also a region that has witnessed repeated incidents of cow vigilantism Here, despite the government relocating nearly 50,000 stray cattle in almost two years, nearly 20,000 cattle still remain on urban roads. Now no doubt, state governments in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan have stepped up efforts to relocate cattle and expand shelters, but stray cattle continues to be a major problem. Now contrast this data with another set of findings. A survey by an independent conflict monitor found that between 2019 and 2024, cow vigilantism became one of the biggest drivers of communal violence targeting Muslims. And that is what makes the Supreme Court judgment so important. Because while cow protection and vigilantism are often invoked to claim the high moral ground and deepen divisions in society, the court shifts the conversation back to what the constitution actually demands real compassion for every living being the court reminds us of how cattle are often discarded the moment their economic value declines and left to fend for themselves on roads so if our concern for cows were truly rooted in compassion it would begin by ensuring that they are never abandoned in the first place so whether the motivation is economic or political selective concern is not compassion real car protection lies in responsible ownership functioning gaushalas proper implementation of the law and ensuring that animals live with dignity