> I have always been disappointed that "sacred" animals are allowed to eat garbage on the street. This is unfortunately a result of a combination of factors in

> I have always been disappointed that "sacred" animals are allowed to eat garbage on the street. This is unfortunately a result of a combination of factors including low income levels and poor garbage management/disposal in some places. No one explicitly "allows" cows (as opposed to restrict them) to eat plastic and the vast majority of folks would rather not have the cows eat plastics accidentally.