Why India can't contain 5 million destructive yet beloved stray cows, which killed 900 people in the last four years

• About 5 million stray cattle roam India, eating garbage, causing car accidents, attacking people, and spreading disease.
• Farmers are turning to artificial insemination to control numbers, and the government opened housing sheds across the country.
• But critics are skeptical that artificial insemination and housing sheds will solve the problem.

There are more than 5 million stray cattle roaming the streets of India. 

The cow is a holy animal in the Hindu religion, but stray cattle — mostly abandoned males — have been causing chaos in India. There are frequent reports of cattle attacking people, causing car accidents, and spreading disease.