They found a wild sheep with 35 kilos of wool on it: he was sick and almost blind

Wild, sick sheep found in forest in Australia, named Baarack by rescuers, produced a fleece that weighs more than 35 kilograms, almost half the weight of an adult kangaroo, after being shorn for the first time in many years.

The sheep was found by a member of the public who contacted Edgar’s Mission Farm Sanctuary near Lancefield, Victoria, approximately 60 kilometers north of Melbourne, according to Kyle Behrend of the Mission.

“It would appear that Baarack was once a sheep owned by someone, “Behrend said,” at one point they had marked his earsHowever, those marks appear to have been ripped off by the thick fleece tangled around her face.

“Sheep need to be shorn at least once a year, otherwise the fleece will continue to grow and grow, as is the case here,” Behrend said. After his much needed mowing, Behrend said Baarack’s fleece weighed 35.4 kilograms.

“Even though his helmets were in great condition after running over the rocks in the forest, he was a bit behind. ANDHe was underweight and because of all the wool around his face he could barely seeThey explained.

Baarack now settles in with other rescued sheep at Edgar’s Mission, Behrend said, adding that “everything shows how incredibly tough and brave sheep are and that we couldn’t love them more if we tried.” (With information from Reuters).

What Edgar’s Mission Farm Sanctuary Does

It is a non-profit agricultural sanctuary with the vision of a human and just world for all.

Edgar’s Mission It was established in 2003 and is located on 153 acres near Lancefield, Victoria (Australia), approximately 60 km north of Melbourne. Save and house abused animals, and currently keeps more than 450 rescued animals.

Through education, awareness, advocacy, community enrichment, and farm visits, they encourage people to expand their circle of compassion to include all animals.

According to Pam Ahern, founder of Edgar’s Mission, many “production” or “food” animals in Australia are excluded from the protections of animal welfare legislation.

“Many endure a life of abject misery on factory farms: they can barely move, they are subjected to acts of cruelty that would be illegal if they were committed against a cat or a dog.. They live without sun, without freedom, without being able to socialize, without hope. “

Edgar’s Mission offers regular guided tours of the farms in spring, summer and fall for groups of up to 20 people. There are also two large open days throughout the year.

The policy of the mission is “Save, rehabilitate and relocate whenever possible”. They often adopt animals that need loving homes for life.

“Today, farm animal sanctuaries around the world are compassionately shining a light on these once forgotten animals and in doing so, open hearts and minds to kinder life forms,” ​​they note on their page.

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