Srila Prabhupada: You are drinking the milk of the cow — so she is your mother — and after that you are sending her to the slaughterhouse. That is why we ask: “Where is society’s brain?”

Mr. Hennis: Of course, when we speak of the distinctions that are made between pious activities and sinful activities

Srila Prabhupada: Today practically no one is making this distinction. We are making it, and we have introduced these ideas by establishing farm communities and protecting our cows. And our cows are winning awards for giving the most milk, because they are so jubilant. They know, “These people will not kill me.” They know it, so they are very happy. Nor do we kill their calves. At other farms, soon after the cow gives birth to a calf, they pull her calf away for slaughter. This means society has no brain. You may create hundreds of organizations, but society will never be happy. That is the verdict.

From: The Quest for Enlightenment