Hindu monks from Bhaktivedanta Manor in Aldenham are to begin legal proceedings against the RSPCA following the killing of a sacred cow in December.
Gangotri the cow was put down at the temple after receiving a lethal injection from RSPCA officers.
The cow had been suffering from injuries suffered during a mating incident with a bull, and had received acupuncture and massage treatment from the temple's vets.
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Members of the Manor, the largest Hindu temple in Europe, will be attending the RSPCA's headquarters later today to serve them legal papers.
The temple wants to sue the animal charity for what they regard as the illegal killing of the cow.
Hindu communities across the country have protested about the circumstances of the cow's death and are still angry at the RSCPA's "high-handed and illegal killing" of Gangotri.
They have already campaigned outside Parliament, lobbied MPs and the Archbishop of Canterbury.
A recent statement of support has been received from the shadow environment secretary Peter Ainsworth MP, who visited the Manor in March to discuss the case.
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