Pancho is many things. Cute. Angry. Head strong. Stubborn. Funny. Sweet. Jealous. Pancho is so many things. He is so much more than a face standing in a line at an abattoir. Much more than a roast leg of lamb in a supermarket aisle and so much more than the number on his old purple…
In early February, 2013, the livestock saleyards were teaming with terrified animals, loud men and the stench of death. Amongst the sheep who were well enough to be purchased and sent on to be slaughtered, were the sheep who were not quite as strong, a little sickly or injured. Limpy was one of those sheep….
Oh Lefty. How do I write about such a beautiful soul and do him justice? All I can do is try… One day in August 2011, two little wethers were dropped just inside our gate. The farmer mentioned that he had been calling one “Albert Einstein” because he was so smart and the other one…
I’ve put together a little gallery of gorgeous sheep baby faces for all the people out there who love lambs! Please don’t use my images without permission. All images are Copyright Tamara Kenneally.
Meet Junior. Three months old. Rejected by his mother at birth and bottle-fed by a sheep farmer and his family. Destined for the sale yards, the farmer offered him to us first (I don’t think he wanted to send him to his death to be honest), I paid the $50 and now he’s settling in…