The Krishna Cow Sanctuary

 

Located on the Big Island of Hawai'i, Krishna Cow Sanctuary is currently home to over 200 bovines including:

• Bulls-male, unfixed cattle
• Bullocks-younger male, unfixed cattle
• Steers-male, fixed cattle
• Cows-female, mother cattle
• Heifers-younger female, non-mother cattle
  
• Calves-baby cows

Our obsession with cows and their welfare is based on the Vedic philosophy of Bhakti Yoga, as taught by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. It is a sacred mission of ours to rescue and protect cattle and incorporate them into a symbiotic relationship with us as humans. Everything they do provides sustenance. Their milk fills our bellies and that of their babies. Their urine and manure balance soil pH and beneficial bacteria levels. They are able to clear large swaths of land without much effort and leave fertilized land in their wake. They are nurturing and familial and can live for up to 40 years when left to live in peace. 

Our sanctuary is made up of a network of over 14 pastures located throughout the Big Island. Our Bovine Land Management program works with local landowners to build grazing pastures that open them to government conservation grants. Currently, our herd is grazing over 500 acres of previously overgrown, expensive-to-manage land. This program allows us to rescue new cows and provide care for our current herd, as well as gather ahimsa dairy products. 

Unlike commercial dairy, ahimsa dairy products are produced without any cruelty to the cows or their calves. Lactating mothers are milked only by hand, alongside their nursing calves. Our approach to providing for cattle allows us to home our rescues and provide most of the care they need. There are still unavoidable costs in housing and caring for 500+ cattle such as mineral and feeding supplements, fencing, fly control, and veterinary costs. We want to thank our donors, customers, adopters and more for helping us care for these amazing bovines! All proceeds go to the cattle!

Cow Cuddle Therapy

Our cuddlers are made up of 23 cows, 4 of whom are calves that come to rest in a covered area during the hottest part of the day after they've eaten their breakfast to digest and chew their cud. Cud is what their breakfast becomes after its been digested by their first stomach and before it goes into their second stomach. During this time they love to lay around and cuddle. We don't have enough hands to do it all ourselves so we opened the Cow Cuddle Zone to the public everyday from 11-2 to help us out! It is $20 minimum donation to enter the cuddle zone and all proceeds got to the housing and care of the cows! 

We put our heart and soul into making our cows happy and it's true that we have the happiest cows around! They're so peaceful that people thought we were sedating them! Don't believe us? Check out our TikTok!