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Animal Welfare Policy
Last updated: 01 June 2026
Go-LX exists to protect indigenous Indian cows — the breeds that built our agriculture and culture and are now, in many cases, endangered. The marketplace, the adoption flow and the gaushala directory all sit inside one welfare frame: cows are not inventory, and the platform is accountable for where every cow ends up.
Only pure indigenous Indian cow breeds are eligible for the marketplace. Jersey × HF crossbreds, exotic dairy breeds, and the generic "local mixed" bucket are intentionally excluded from breed landing pages because preserving heritage genetics is part of the welfare commitment.
A human admin reviews every cow listing before it goes live. Photos are inspected for authenticity, breed claims cross-checked against visible markers, and any listing with red flags — false breed claims, suspicious pricing, missing health information — is rejected with a written reason that the seller can read.
Cow adoption on Go-LX is free of cost. What adopters commit to in return is a written pledge of lifelong care — never resale, never slaughter, and never abandonment if the cow stops giving milk. The pledge is timestamped and stored as part of the adoption record.
Go-LX refuses to be a discovery surface for the meat trade. Listings that suggest commercial slaughter intent — by the listed breed, framing, or price — are rejected. Sellers who fail or attempt to circumvent this are removed from the platform.
Verified gaushalas (cow shelters) operate alongside the marketplace as a safety net. When a cow has nowhere honest to go, the gaushala directory routes adopters to organisations that can take her on. Gaushala registration requires a registration/trust number we can verify.
Every adoption requires dual confirmation — the giver initiates the handover, the adopter confirms receipt. Both steps are timestamped and recorded in a durable activity log. The completed handover is published on the public Happy Homes page (anonymised to district level) so the cow's journey has a public, traceable end-state.
“I commit to the lifelong care of this cow. I will not sell her, send her to a slaughterhouse, or abandon her at any point — including when she stops giving milk. If circumstances ever make it impossible for me to keep her, I will return her to the giver or transfer her to a verified gaushala. I understand that breaking this pledge is a betrayal of trust and may bar me from future adoptions on Go-LX.”
Every adopter accepts this pledge before submitting an intent. Acceptance is timestamped and stored alongside the adoption record.
If you see a listing, a seller, or an adopter that worries you — flag it. Every listing and every user profile has a "Report" option that goes directly to our moderation queue. We treat welfare concerns as the highest-priority report category and act on them within 24 hours.
Email welfare@golx.org or use the contact form. We read every message.