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August 2019

Josie – a lamb crying out to her dead mother.

Josie arrived just yesterday. Born on a very cold day, she was found crying out to her dead mother. We can only imagine the grief she must have been feeling and, no doubt, will for a long time to come. Fortunately she has come into our care and will not suffer the fate of her

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Heidi

Heidi was found huddled up to her dead mother. She was actually very lucky to have been spotted. Heidi has been quiet frightened but is gaining more confidence as she gets to know her surroundings.

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Teeny Tiny Fern

Teeny Tiny Fern has come into care today after her Mum rejected her. Fortunately, the farmer who surrendered her to us gave her fresh colostrum and kept her warm. Fern is weak but that is likely due to her being so small and without her mother. She is a beautiful little lamb. We are always

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Spending report: August 18

This month has seen a large amount spent on the lambs who have come into our care. Every lamb receives the best attention that we can give them and sometimes this means numerous and expensive vet visits. Every life matters to us so we will never skimp on the essential health care even when the

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A new friend for Yana

Zoran is another little orphan who arrived today. He currently has pneumonia and some joint ill. This joint problem is common in newborn lambs and is caused by bacteria entering the body through the wet umbilical cord. He is quite unwell so is now off to the vet. Please keep Zoran in your thoughts. We

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Yana the unknown lamb

We know very little about Yana other than she was found alone by a fence. What we do know about Yana is that she will now be safe and free from a premature death. Lambs are flock animals and should never be on their own so she will be paired with another lamb as is

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Maisie

Maisie arrived yesterday. She is around 4 weeks old and unfortunately not feeling very good at the moment. When found, there was an issue with her tail band which is causing her a good deal of pain. It has also caused an infection in her body. There is a possibility she will need the tail

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Fly free now little Sandy

Yesterday we brought you the story of Sandy who came to us in such a poor state that we didn’t know if he would survive. Despite trying absolutely everything since he came into care yesterday, Sandy gently slipped away this afternoon. His internal organs could not cope with the hypothermia his tiny body had to

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