Daring Rescue of Britain's Loneliest Sheep

Описание: URGENT!! Sign the petition: ‘Britain’s Loneliest Sheep’ deserves sanctuary, not to be turned into a spectacle.

Since Monday we have had a team in the Highlands, preparing to rescue Britain’s Loneliest Sheep, who we have been affectionately calling ‘Sheepie’ (now known as Fiona).

Over the last 5 days we formed a strong bond and connection with this gentle, neglected soul. A rescue was agreed with the local landowner, whose royal connections meant he was uncomfortable about the sustained press attention.

In return for carrying out the rescue and keeping his name out of the press, he accepted that we would take Sheepie to Tribe Animal Sanctuary near Glasgow, where she could live out the rest of her life in peace and security.

He insisted our rescue had to go ahead on Sunday the 5th November but, this morning, he facilitated a covert operation to remove Sheepie and take her to ‘Dalscone Farm Fun’ petting zoo on the outskirts of Dumfries instead.

Whilst we are pleased this poor ewe is no longer stranded at the base of a cliff, she has just gone from isolation to exploitation. It is completely inappropriate that she would be taken to be made a spectacle of at a petting zoo.

These environments can be stressful for any animal, but especially for one who has lived in isolation for the last two years and will likely now be mobbed by daily visitors owing to her celebrity status. Ahead of the rescue, the Scottish SPCA themselves said: "the sheep has been living as a feral animal for some time and will be extremely stressed by human contact​".

We held up our side of the deal, now it is time for the landowner and the Scottish SPCA to make sure Sheepie can live out the rest of her days peacefully, and safely, in a sanctuary; not as an attraction.

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