Using cow products...in India... xp

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I was channel surfing when I came across this show on the local channel called World's No 1. I'd already miss part of the show, but from where I watched on, it was interesting. According to the host, in India, the cow is a scared animal. And in the state that he went, the cows are free to roam the streets. No one will harm the cows. And the cows have many uses. Take for example, when the cow is dead of old age or some other reason, the government will send the carcases to a land that is dedicated to their deaths. Here, a group of people will perform the following: - Strip the dead animal of their skin for leather. - Wait for the body to be clean and stripped of their meat by the animals there and then use the bones to make fertilizer. For the waste that is produced by the animals, there are uses too. - Dung is mixed with grass and hay to make some clay material that will later be used by brick builders to make bricks. - Dung is also mixed with hay to be used as fuel for cooking and keeping warm. If this does not make you squemish, the next one will. Now, the next section is what made me squirmed. - Dung is used to make powdery substance. And this powder is used as... guess what? A face mask! I don't know about you, but I cannot imagine putting dung on my face. Pardon me if I offend anyone. But I really cannot. - Cow piss is collected and distilled. Then this distilled liquid is then bottled up and sold as medicine. According to the host, the distilled piss is able to treat many ailments, from adominal pains to skin problems. The show was indeed an eye opener. How different cultures deal with different things in different ways. I may not agree with the ways as the custom I was brought up in is totally different from the culture that the show was showing. But that does not mean that they are wrong in doing the things they do. So my question is, if you come across these dung and piss products, will you use them?