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[[File:sacredcow 3001.jpg|frame|Handle this cow with care.]]
{{quote|''One mustn’t butcher old sacred cows, however, without at least offering a better hamburger.''|''College Board Review'', c. 1964-65, [https://quoteinvestigator.com/2016/12/12/cows/ quoted at Quote Investigator]}}
There is [[True Art]], there is [[Fandom Heresy]], there's even [[Complaining About People Not Liking the Show]] and then there is this trope.
A form of [[Unacceptable Targets]], a '''Sacred Cow''' is something that is met with near universal approval and are outside the bounds of criticism even if flaws are present.
The [[Trope Namer]] is based on the popular understanding of the elevated place of cows in Hinduism, being a symbol of wealth, strength, abundance, selfless giving and life; and no harm should come to them. In some cultures, especially in India, the slaughter of cattle may be prohibited and their meat may be taboo to consume.
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