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| Bullock Shambo 'must be put down' | |
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| Shambo the "sacred" bullock which tested positive for bovine TB has to be slaughtered, Rural Development Minister Jane Davidson has said. | Shambo the "sacred" bullock which tested positive for bovine TB has to be slaughtered, Rural Development Minister Jane Davidson has said. |
| She told AMs that she had considered his owners' views but said destroying him was the only way to protect people and other animals from risk of disease. | She told AMs that she had considered his owners' views but said destroying him was the only way to protect people and other animals from risk of disease. |
| His owners, Hindu monks at the multi-faith Skanda Vale Community, west Wales, can apply for a judicial review. | His owners, Hindu monks at the multi-faith Skanda Vale Community, west Wales, can apply for a judicial review. |
| Farmers and AMs said the Frisian should face the same fate as any other cattle. | Farmers and AMs said the Frisian should face the same fate as any other cattle. |
| Lawyers for the Skanda Vale community at Llanpumsaint, Carmarthenshire, had set out the monks' legal case to spare Shambo, under human rights laws. | Lawyers for the Skanda Vale community at Llanpumsaint, Carmarthenshire, had set out the monks' legal case to spare Shambo, under human rights laws. |
| They said it included a detailed set of proposals to further test, isolate and treat six-year-old Shambo. | They said it included a detailed set of proposals to further test, isolate and treat six-year-old Shambo. |
| We want to work together with members of the community to implement the decision so that we can minimise the distress to the bullock, Shambo Rural Development Minister Jane Davidson | We want to work together with members of the community to implement the decision so that we can minimise the distress to the bullock, Shambo Rural Development Minister Jane Davidson |
| A spokesman said the case highlighted how Shambo's care was not based on a farming model as none of the animals cared for the by community enter the food chain. | A spokesman said the case highlighted how Shambo's care was not based on a farming model as none of the animals cared for the by community enter the food chain. |
| He also said the monks would consider a judicial review, if necessary. | He also said the monks would consider a judicial review, if necessary. |
| An online petition has attracted 17,600 names and a video stream has been broadcast live from Shambo's pen in the temple. | An online petition has attracted 17,600 names and a video stream has been broadcast live from Shambo's pen in the temple. |
| In a written cabinet statement issued to AMs on Tuesday, Ms Davidson said she was "acutely aware of the strength of feeling" over the case. | In a written cabinet statement issued to AMs on Tuesday, Ms Davidson said she was "acutely aware of the strength of feeling" over the case. |
| But she added that had to take account of the need to eliminate - and not just reduce - the risk of spreading TB. | But she added that had to take account of the need to eliminate - and not just reduce - the risk of spreading TB. |
| Human and animal health overrides the human-rights and respect for the Hindu faith side of it First Minister Rhodri Morgan | |
| She said: "I have decided therefore that putting down the bullock is the only means of completely eliminating the risk... | She said: "I have decided therefore that putting down the bullock is the only means of completely eliminating the risk... |
| "We want to work together with members of the community to implement the decision so that we can minimise the distress to the bullock, Shambo." | "We want to work together with members of the community to implement the decision so that we can minimise the distress to the bullock, Shambo." |
| Ms Davidson said the Welsh Assembly Government would co-operate if the Skanda Vale community launched an application for a judicial review. | |
| Taking questions in the assembly, First Minister Rhodri Morgan said that "human and animal health overrides the human-rights and respect for the Hindu faith side of it". | Taking questions in the assembly, First Minister Rhodri Morgan said that "human and animal health overrides the human-rights and respect for the Hindu faith side of it". |
| 'Slaughter notice' | |
| A spokesperson for Skanda Vale told the BBC they had instructed their solicitors to go about seeking a judicial review against the slaughter notice. | |
| The spokesperson said they had been told they have until next Tuesday to explore legal avenues, as after that date the slaughter notice becomes effective. | |
| Brother Alex said the community would carry not its original suggestion of forming a human chain to prevent the animal being taken away for destruction. | |
| He said they were considering performing a "sanctity of life" service on Tuesday, with a 24-hour vigil over Shambo. |