Hindu groups in UK have threatened to form a human chain comprising thousands of Hindus from all over the country to prevent the animal’s slaughter.
LONDON: The campaign to save Shambo, a bull in a Hindu temple in Wales that has tested positive for tuberculosis, has reached cyberspace — monks at the temple have set up a webcam called MooTube so that supporters can keep an eye on it.
The matter has reached the House of Commons with MP Andrew Dismore tabling a motion urging the government to use its discretion to spare the animal considered sacred in Hinduism. Thousands have signed an online petition supporting Shambo.
Hindu groups in Britain have threatened to form a human chain comprising thousands of Hindus from all over the country to prevent the animal’s slaughter by May 21. A notice of the intended slaughter has been issued according to Welsh assembly rules.
An assembly government spokesman said, “We fully understand that this can be distressing for the owners, but these measures are in place to protect public health and animal health and prevent the further spread of the disease.”
Farmers in Wales say they have sympathy for the six-year-old animal (a British Friesian) in the Skanda Vale Temple in Carmarthenshire but insist that it needs to be slaughtered to prevent the infection from spreading to other livestock.
A spokesperson for the Skanda Vale temple at Llanpumpsaint, near Carmarthen, said, “People all around the world are praying for Shambo. We have had calls from India, Japan, Canada and New Zealand — everyone wants Shambo to be saved. The webcam will give people the chance to see what a lovely animal he is.”
Monks urged lawyers to apply for an injunction to stop him being killed. The black bull, garlanded with flowers, is being kept in a shrine at the temple.
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