Aftermath of Slaughter
After the slaughter of the bull, Skanda Vale community leader 'Brother Alex' threatened that a "nightmare" was just beginning for the Welsh Assembly. Secretary General Ramesh Kallidai said "Ignorant people have chosen to desecrate our temple and have chosen to destroy life unnecessarily," and he wanted "to check how agricultural law can cater to the needs of sacred animals in Hindu temples in Britain".
The Welsh Assembly Government subsequently announced that postmortem examination of Shambo did reveal lesions typical of TB.
The Hindu Conference of Canada expressed "shock and dismay" at the decision of the Welsh government.
On August 20, Tory Rural Affairs spokesman Brynle Williams demanded the immediate slaughter of other potentially infected animals at Skanda Vale, and the assembly government said test results were due "soon" and that it would move "swiftly" if necessary. More Skanda Vale bullocks which had tested positive for TB were slaughtered on 24 August 2007.
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