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Some politicians and farming community members have reacted angrily to a High Court decision to quash a destruction order on a "sacred" bullock Shambo. Shambo, who lives at the Skanda Vale multi-faith temple in Carmarthenshire, tested positive for bovine TB after a routine screening. A High Court judge ruled that the assembly government acted unlawfully in ordering his slaughter. The Farmers' Union of Wales (FUW) said it could set back disease control. "This ludicrous ruling contradicts the principles upon which successful TB eradication programmes throughout the world have been based for generations," said Evan R Thomas from the FUW. "It...

Uproar as Shambo the sacred bull is reprieved By Richard Alleyne  Last Updated: 2:57am BST 17/07/2007 Moo tube: Shambo's webcamFarmers have condenmed a "ludicrous" High Court decision to reprieve a bull infected with TB because it was worshipped by a religious community.   Shambo was to be destroyed in line with agricultural safeguards after testing positive for bovine TB   Shambo, a six-year-old Friesian, was to be destroyed in line with agricultural safeguards after testing positive for bovine tuberculosis.The decision was overturned by a High Court judge who said that the slaughter would contravene the human rights of the Skanda...

Welsh Hindus fight to save "Shambo" the sacred bull Wed May 9, 2007 11:32AM EDT By Avril Ormsby LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A Hindu group in Wales are fighting to save the life of a bull they believe is sacred from slaughter after it tested positive for bovine tuberculosis. Followers at the Skanda Vale Hindu temple in the western Welsh town of Llanpumsaint, Carmarthen, are considering forming a human chain in an attempt to save Shambo the temple bull from the abattoir, and have launched a petition on their Web site. Appeals to the Welsh Assembly and Britain's Department for...