The Royal Cattle and Buffaloes Bank, which is under the jurisdiction of the Separtment of Development, Ministry Agriculture and Co-operatives, began operations in the year B.E. 2522 (A.D. 1979) following the Royal instigation of His Majesty the King that governmental agencies concerned with livestock development
should play a larger role in helping farmrs find domestic animals to increase their herd, to help with manual labour, and other tasks, such as transportation of produces to market.
Some of the cattle and buffaloes which the Royal Cattle and Buffaloes Bank loanded to the farmers have been ceceived from the temples, where these animals had previously been turned loose in the grounds by people who wished to gain merits with the freeing of livestock from the slaughter houses. As some cattle and buffaloes are still young and healthy, they can therefore be used as draft animals on the farms.
For those who wish to donate cattle or buffaloes directly to the bank, receipts are issued and the names of the donors are duly presented to the Principle Private Secretary to His Majesty the King for Royal attention. In like manner receipts are issued to monetary donors and the names are also forwarded for Roya attention.
Officials from the Department of Livestock Development, Ministry of Agricuture and Co-operatives, travel throughout the remote regions of the country in order to loan the cattle and buffaloes free of charge to the farmers for help with manual labour and for breeding purposes. In the event that the demands for the cattle and buffaloes exceed the supply, a system of loan by lot drawing will be implemented
The Royal Cattle and Buffaloes Bank has a regulation concerning the loaning of cattle and buffaloes which states that the offspring of the loaned livestock would be shared on an equal basis between the bank and the farmers. That is to say, the first offspring belongs to the bank, while the farmers may keep the second offspring. A year after dropping a second calf, the original the cattle
and buffalo which was loaned from the bank would be returned for further use by other needy farmers.
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