Shambo is one of the sacred temple bulls belonging to the Hindu Skanda Vale
Community of The Many Names of God in Wales. He has become a suspected
carrier of bovine tuberculosis, and is threatened with slaughter.
The community is devoted to caring for animals, being part of their
spiritual practice. Many of the animals at Skanda Vale have been saved
from
slaughter. They hold all life as sacred, and the slaughter of Shambo would
be a desecration of his life, the Skanda Vale Temples, and the Hindu
religion.
This is an unusual situation and permission can be given by DEFRA
(Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) to treat and
vaccinate
Shambo, if he really does have TB, as the test is not completely accurate.
You can sign the petition to save Shambo and visit his webcam here:
http://www.skandavale.org/shambo.htmhttp://poseidon4879.hopto.org/index.php/2007/05/23/shambo/
