Out and about my daily dog walk this morning, I decided to go and see the sheep in their natural habitat. They come up for their breakfast in the shed and then return to whichever field they chose for the day. That’s the routine. Lambie first, as usual. Lambie with his Hallowe’en face. He is […]
Mountain of Sheep | My Shetland
Here is a Mountain of Sheep, ok, hill. Picky, picky. Dear little Maggie. She arrived at our gate a few years back and has never left home, ever. It might be the breakfasts – just sayin’ – and I think it is. And Edna, who again came off the hill in a gaunt state along […]
Sheep and Duckies | My Shetland
After weighing and packing veg all afternoon, I took my camera and the dogs out to check everyone was where they should be, happy and unproblematical. Guess what? Ducky Group #3 were outside for the first time. I have been leaving their door open during the day but they, to a duck, all decided to […]
Return of the Queen of Sheep
As I said, Flossie is home and Lambie (I lie not) ran up to her this morning. He was very happy to see her. Meh, I thought to myself and possibly said it out loud too. So I spent my morning doing my yearly car muck out when I remove all the winter’s hay and […]
60 sheep and goats die, 200 fall sick due to contagious animal disease in Himachal’s tribal belt
As many as 60 sheep and goats were killed and around 200 affected following the outbreak of a highly contagious animal disease in the highland pastures of the tribal Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Monday. The Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) disease, also known as ‘sheep and goat plague’, has […]
Queen of Sheep | My Shetland
Yesterday afternoon, we found Lambie on his own sitting by Klængur’s grave which totally cut me up and I could barely go there. But we had to see why Lambie was there on his own, which is normally very unusual. Lambie ran across the field, passed me, to tell Daisy how much he missed her. […]
WAN Talks With Mike Stura, Founder Of Skylands Animal Sanctuary About Rescuing 7 Sheep Who Escaped Slaughter In New Jersey
2 hours ago Mike Stura is no stranger to the powerful highs and lows of animal rescue. This week, the longtime farm animal rescuer and Founder of Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue saved seven sheep, who most-likely escaped slaughter in New Jersey. Stura also saved a one-day-old three-legged lamb that would have been killed if it wasn’t for his heroic […]
Little Sheep | My Shetland
We’ve had some rough weather recently and I’ve been busy these past few days looking after a little sheep. Short story long (see what I did there?) – I had a neighbourly message a few nights back about a little sheep that was on it’s own by the road. So, when I was going over […]
Possum Valley Animal Sanctuary Inc.: Beatrix Sheep
Beatrix sheep arrived at Possum Valley during the autumn. She was only around six years old, but had been surrendered to the Sanctuary due to a case of progressed mastitis. We had never seen an udder in such bad shape, so her first stop was Murdoch Veterinary Hospital where she underwent over two weeks […]
Possum Valley Animal Sanctuary Inc.: Shauna the Sheep
By Chris R. Last month we received a call for assistance through a volunteer, alerting us to a very overgrown sheep on a horse property north of Perth. Affectionately named ‘Shauna’, this little ewe with no identification had strayed onto the property and taken up residence for a couple of years. She was reluctant […]