The officers headed out to the area, but had to return this morning with reinforcements after noting its size
Australian animal welfare officers on Wednesday day put out an urgent appeal for shearers after finding a huge sheep with wool so overgrown its life was in danger.
Australian animal welfare officers on Wednesday day put out an urgent appeal for shearers after finding a huge sheep with wool so overgrown its life was in danger, with a national champion set to take on the challenge.
The very woolly merino sheep was spotted wandering on its own near Mulligan Flats, a grassy woodland just outside the national capital Canberra, by bushwalkers who alerted local RSPCA officers.
The officers headed out to the area, but had to return this morning with reinforcements after noting its size. The extent of the wool growth and the sheep’s nervousness around human beings after what was likely years of solitude also meant rescuers were not yet able to confirm its gender, age and weight, although they thought it was male.
“He’s pretty stressed out. We’re trying to keep him calm and hopefully we are going to sedate him and shear him on Thursday,” Ven Dange of RSPCA said.
( Source : AP )
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