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Here at Pasado’s Safe Haven, we have seen animals relinquished and abandoned when the economic downturn hits home. Unemployment, foreclosure, and eviction place many animals in precarious situations, where they find themselves at already-crowded shelters or bound for someone’s dinner plate. It is a sad but familiar refrain.
Lady Baa Baa must have felt that her life had been written as a “bad romance” when she lost her family and her home. The lucky little lamb’s owners were evicted from their home, and that eviction directly impacted their herd of sheep, as well. The evicted owners chose to send all of their sheep to slaughter, with the exception of Lady Baa Baa. The woman who had owned the herd felt that Lady Baa Baa was very sweet and had a special attachment to her. Even with the recognition of the little lamb’s lovely personality, life was still uncertain. The woman called Pasado’s Safe Haven and asked if we could take in the little lamb – otherwise, Lady Baa Baa was slaughter-bound, as well. Pasado’s was more than happy to intervene.
Lady Baa Baa, who was born in May, is approximately two months of age. While she is very friendly and has been socialized, she has been crying for her mama almost nonstop since arriving at Pasado’s sanctuary. Sadly, her mother had been shipped to slaughter only the day before we rescued Lady Baa Baa.
This lovely lamb is currently living in the barn where she can see Babs the donkey and Chester the pony. Once she has received a clean bill of health and is cleared from all parasites, she will be placed with our goats and sheep, where she will be able to reestablish a flock and have a family once again.
Unlike Lady Baa Baa’s happy ending, the fate for most sheep in the United States is very grim. Sheep are kept on farms for their wool, skin, meat, and milk. Lambs like Lady Baa Baa are usually slaughtered at the age of four months, although some lambs are killed as early as ten weeks of age.
Each of the sheep who were sent off of Lady Baa Baa’s farm that day had their own unique personalities; sadly, they all lost their lives before Pasado’s had the chance to intervene. But we have great hope for our lyrical little lamb, whose new refrain appears to be “just dance.” Lady Baa Baa cavorts around happily, watching Babs and Chester and awaiting the day that she can join the goats and other sheep.
At Pasado’s Safe Haven, we recognize each living being as an individual with their own personality, not as a commodity to be bought and sold. While we are saddened that we couldn’t save the rest of her family, it warms our hearts to know that Lady Baa Baa will be given a chance to live and be loved. Pasado’s
strives to reach out to the local community to
help amazing animals like Lady Baa Baa, and
thanks to the support of readers like you, we
can continue to save those animals who would
otherwise fall through the cracks. Please
consider making a donation today to ensure that
we can save the next Lady Baa Baa.
Thank you – from all of the animals here at Pasado’s Safe Haven. Life is a song to be sung, and thanks to your support, we can continue to write happy refrains.
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