The campaign to save Shambo, a bull in a Hindu temple in Wales that has tested positive for tuberculosis, has reached cyberspace - monks at the temple have set up a webcam called MooTube so that supporters can keep an eye on it.

The matter has reached the House of Commons with MP Andrew Dismore tabling a motion urging the government to use its discretion to spare the animal considered sacred in Hinduism. Thousands have signed an online petition supporting Shambo.

Hindu groups in Britain have threatened to form a human chain comprising thousands of Hindus from all over the country to prevent the animal’s slaughter by May 21. A notice of the intended slaughter has been issued according to Welsh assembly rules.

Farmers in Wales say they have sympathy for the six-year-old animal (a British Friesian) in the Skanda Vale Temple in Carmarthenshire but insist that it needs to be slaughtered to prevent the infection from spreading to other livestock.

A spokesman for the Skanda Vale temple at Llanpumpsaint, near Carmarthen, said, “People all around the world are praying for Shambo. We have had calls from India, Japan, Canada and New Zealand - everyone wants Shambo to be saved. The webcam will give people the chance to see what a lovely animal he is. We are calling it MooTube.”

As the countdown to Shambo’s execution began, monks urged lawyers to apply for an injunction to stop him being killed. The black bull, garlanded with flowers, is being kept in a shrine at the temple.

Government veterinary doctor Christianne Glossop visited the temple. Monks at the temple claimed that they had written confirmation from the vet that Shambo was in excellent health and showed no clinical signs of TB.

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