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27 July 2007

R.I.P. Shambo [More:]
Shambo the bull has been slaughtered. This story has been in the news here for the last few weeks. Timeline

I didn't realise at first that Shambo was living within a herd of 50 animals when his TB test was positive. I think after the foot and mouth and BSE incidents over the past ten years or so in the UK, the attitude is 'shoot first, ask questions later'.

Whether or not Shambo should have been slaughtered is not something I can answer, but I have to say that I laughed my ass off at a cartoon in yesterday's paper. It showed a customer at McDonald's looking at the menu. Next to 'Happy Meal' they had 'Sad Meal'. "It's a Shambo burger" says the server.

But I'm glad to see that someone has a bit of sensible perspective on the issue.

Akhandadhi Das, a Vaishnava Hindu theologian living near Brecon, said he thought it was "a red herring" to portray the Shambo case as a religious issue and that every farmer and smallholder should have the option of treating animals.

"Those who actually want to care for animals should be able to look after and protect those animals rather than simply kill them on the basis of a TB test," he said.


Anyway, a precedent has now been set, so Andrew Speaker had better be very afraid.
Hang on! He was in a field with other cows? That was never on any of the countless news stories I saw. I thought, being all deity-like, he'd be in his own shed and stuff, away from all the other cows and therefore with little chance of spreading the disease (yay!). If he was living in a herd of 50 other animals, then that's a whole lot different. The outcome was inevitable, especially, as you say, after all the stuff we've had in the UK over recent years.

Right: I'm off for a burger. Hopefully it won't smell of incense
posted by TheDonF 27 July | 09:18
Oh, well. Sucks to be you, Shambo.

But look on the bright side, dude! You'll get some AWESOME KARMA from this and you might even get to be reincarnated as a Mechazen.

If your soul is reading this now, be sure to give us a sign when you get an account.

(How about "Happy Meal?" You can announce yourself with that, can't you? )

posted by jason's_planet 27 July | 18:44
Black Star || Aww, look at the cute baby!

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