article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Police in the Indian city of Malegaon, in the western state of Maharashtra, are requiring identity cards for an unusual group of residents: Cattle.
article_snippet.sent: Following a recent state-wide ban on the sale and consumption of beef, authorities in the Indian city of Malegaon have asked residents to take a 'mugshot' of authorities in the city cattle and submit a recent state-wide ban on the sale and consumption of beef to the police.
article_snippet.sent: Along with the photograph, residents have to give information about residents animal's 'unique features,' such as the coloring and age of the cow, along with the length of the cow tail and other distinctive characteristics.
article_snippet.sent: If We get an information of a cow slaughter, We can quickly go to the resident's place and check whether it is there or not", Mahesh Sawai, Deputy Superintendent of Malegaon Police told CNN.
article_snippet.sent: I believe this will be very effective" So far over 100 owners have complied with the police order and more are lining up outside police stations across the Indian city of Malegaon to get the police order livestock photographed.
highlights_snippet.sent: Authorities in the Indian city of Malegaon have asked residents to take a 'mugshot' of Authorities in the Indian city of Malegaon cattle .
  