Shambo the bull.

No doubt most of you will have heard this story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6916077.stm

My first thoughts were that it was for the best, as the law should apply equally to everyone and exceptions shouldn't be made, especially imo, for religious reasons.

But on the other hand, as a friend of mine pointed out, is such mean, petty, rigid application of the law like this really a good thing? Are we looking at mindless parking attendant "your car's bumper is 1cm over the line, pay up" mentality?

Thoughts?

[Viney]

He tasted ok on the BBQ yesterday!!

If it's a health risk then: bye bye bull.

I heard that other animals now need to be tested because this bull had tb.

Religion should not be used as an excuse to break/bend the law.

The local farmers went mad, as the whole episode ended up possibly causing an outbreak of TB in the area simply because of the amount of time the animal was allowed to stay alive...

[Luckypants]

It should have been shot the day it was diagnosed. What a load of old bullocks to say because it is 'holy' to Hindu's it should be allowed to endager animal health by continuing to live.

If any farmer now suffers losses or indeed goes out of business because of a Bovine TB outbreak in the area will these 'monks' compensate him? Will thier 'god' deliver him from his creditors? No? Didn't think so!


Grrrrrrrrr!!!!!!! Bloody religion!

Originally Posted by Kinvig

If it's a health risk then: bye bye bull.

I heard that other animals now need to be tested because this bull had tb.

Religion should not be used as an excuse to break/bend the law.

Im with date dodging kinvig on this one, its for health reasons I believe

My whole ethos on this is that religion is a choice, the law is not.
I get very hot under the collar on subject matter such as this but my take on it is this. You are free to practise your religion, whatever it my be but you must practise it within the boundarys of the law.
If the relegion you "chose" to practise cannot be done within the confines of the UK laws then there are often many places/countries where it can be, so therefore you have another choice.

The Bull posed a risk, sacred or not. It therefore must be put down for the good of all., end of.

[jambo]

Its...A...Cow.....

I've eaten enough not to be too attached. Give it a decent last rites ceremony and then let it wander off to cow heaven....

[21QUEST]

How are we defining 'petty' ?
How are we defining 'rigid' ?
Is it all relative depending on what side of the road you walk on?
.......no smart answers now

I'll have to read a bit more before giving a definitive answer/view. Right now, cannot see how it wasn't the right decision.


Ben

I think in retrospect Mr Spock perhaps said it best 'the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few'.....Ill get me coat