Appeal To Celebrate February 14 As 'Cow Hug Day' Withdrawn
NDTV
Cow Hug Day: In the appeal on Wednesday, the Animal Welfare Board backed up its advice on hugging a cow on Valentine's Day with examples like it would bring "emotional richness" and increase "individual and collective happiness"
A government body's appeal that people should hug a cow on Valentine's Day has been withdrawn amid a flood of memes on social media.
In the appeal on Wednesday, the Animal Welfare Board backed up its advice on hugging a cow on Valentine's Day with examples like it would bring "emotional richness" and increase "individual and collective happiness".
The Animal Welfare Board comes under the Animal Husbandry Ministry, headed by the BJP's Parshottam Rupala.
"As directed by the competent authority and Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, the appeal issued by the Animal Welfare Board of India for celebration of Cow Hug Day on February 14 stands withdrawn," the board's secretary SK Dutta said in a statement.
