(UK): Judge saves Shambo

[Guest guest]

*Link: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070717/asp/foreign/story_8068500.asp*

 

*

*

Judge saves Shambo

 

AMIT ROY

 

**

 

*London, July 16: *So, Shambo, the bull protected by Hindu monks in Wales,

lives to munch another day, given a last-minute stay of execution today by a

high court judge in Cardiff.

 

So comprehensive was the judge's ruling against the authorities who were

determined to slaughter Shambo on health grounds that Justice Hickinbottom

now stands in grave danger of being declared an honorary Hindu.

 

The problem with the six-year-old Friesian was that he tested positive for

exposure to bovine tuberculosis earlier this year. The context is that over

the last few years, millions of cattle, sheep and poultry have had to be

killed to tackle diseases that have seriously damaged European farming.

 

Normally, British farmers would not protest if health officials ruled that

an animal, which could infect other animals or even humans, needed to be put

down as swiftly as possibly to minimise the risk of the contagion being

spread.

 

However, Shambo, surrounded by pictures of Krishna and other gods, has been

living happily with a group of monks at the Skanda Vale Hindu community in

Llanpumsaint, in west Wales. They promised to keep Shambo in isolation for

the rest of his life and mounted an effective campaign to stop the

slaughter. One or two self-appointed Hindu fundamentalist groups, sensing an

ideal opportunity to promote their own agendas, waded in — and will now, no

doubt, claim a famous victory on behalf of all Hindus.

 

Rather than adopt an aggressive approach, the monks sought a judicial review

to overturn the decision to slaughter Shambo that had been made by the Welsh

Assembly government's rural affairs minister Jane Davidson.

 

 

--

Fight captive Jumbo abuse, end Elephant Polo

http://www.stopelephantpolo.com