my speech on ecological importance of farm animals

 Namaste and a very good morning to one and all present here. I’m R. Bharathi of class 8, studying in SRDF Vivekananda Vidyalaya. I am here to talk about some creatures, which are a few of the many which helps the man to wake his soul. I am also going to talk about the importance of those creatures in our ecosystem. Yes, I am here to talk on the topic, “The Ecological Importance of Farm Animals.”

Now, as I’ve got a lengthy topic let me first divide it. That makes it “ecological” and “importance of farm animals” My first question is, “what’s ecology or what an ecosystem is?” Ecosystem is a community of interacting organisms and their environment. Ecology is the study of ecosystem. My second question is “what are farm animals?” the simple answer I get is that the animals which are raised in a farm are called farm animals. So, is dog a farm animal? Certainly not. So let me make it clear. Animals which help in farming or agriculture are called farm animals.

Next, some may ask “how do these animals help in an ecological way?” As I had mentioned earlier, ecosystem is the conjunction of living and non-living components of the society. Farm animals such as cows, goats, hens and sheep provide us with many things such as milk, meat, wool, eggs etc. their waste can fertilize the soil with rich nutrients. In fact, when these animals graze, they actually pull out unwanted weeds too. Bullocks can help in ploughing the field. When you’re herding with your sheep and you have lost your way, your sheep can find pasture lands nearby. In fact, the farm animals are smarter than us in a few ways.

Cows are animals which provide us many things in many ways. They’re widely worshipped in our Indian culture. Cows provide us with milk, ghee, butter, curd etc.Even their waste is useful. In early days, cow dung was mixed up with water and was used to clean the house because our ancestors knew that it has best anti-bacterial properties. Cow dung proves to be a very good natural fertilizer. Dried cow dung cakes can even produce electricity! So it's not just milk and food, cows can even give you electricity to charge your iPads and Smart phones!

Farm animals are also beneficial in economical ways. They are tertiary to the primary activity called agriculture. We depend on agriculture for food, agriculture depends on farmers for area to develop and farmers depend on these domestic animals to help him. In any view at this circle, all three of us are benefited just because of these animals. Today, machines are used in place of bullocks for ploughing the fields. But, can it match all the qualities of a bullock? We have to agree that machines may be faster than the bullocks. But after all, machines run with the help of diesel. This might at least contribute a little towards the pollution of air. Now, you may think, comparing to machines, bullocks are a bit eco- friendly. Those days, humans used bullocks also as a transport to navigate across the village too.

You might have heard your grandparents saying that those were “the days.” And you might have argued with them by talking about the latest technology and gadgets. But the actual thing they meant was they had lived a healthy life. Those days, they had bred their own cows and hens in their homes. They collected fresh produce, ate fresh food and lived a fresh life. But these days, we buy frost chicken from supermarkets in which they’d have surely added some sort of preservatives. One of the major threats faced today, especially by the young generation is obesity. This is mainly due to the preservatives in those packaged foods. And also, we the humans are nowadays very patient less. We mix chemicals in animal feed to yield more produce. Actually, this not only poisons them, but it also poisons us. We can’t change the past, but we can change at the present to reshape our future.

When we see a cow or a goat in our street, what is the first thing we do? Take a stone and throw at it. Is this how we treat creatures which have helped for our own survival today? Sometimes, we even kill these animals for fun.

“Animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one who kills his fellow creatures for his own amusement.”

So next time when you see a farm animal, do remember that it’s also because of its effort you are living today peacefully.

I’d like to conclude my speech by saying what I had said in the beginning, “a part of your soul awakens only when you love an animal.” Thank You.