With you, there is hope
“I purchased Barbara from a 4h participant to add to my flock but she developed really bad mastitis and part of her udder fell off. She is very friendly and I’d hate taking her to auction.”
The world is a cruel place for a lamb. Barbara found herself born onto a farm that raises lambs for 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) students. You might not know this, but it is common for lambs like Barbara to undergo an extreme tail docking.
A local student bought Barbara as a lamb in order to show her at the fair, as part of a breeding project. While this means Barbara would avoid slaughter, it did not mean a happy ending for her.
But you can give Barbara the happy ending she deserves
Someone purchased Barbara to breed her and sell her babies for slaughter. She developed mastitis in her udder. The family did not take her to a veterinarian and half of her udder fell off. Since Barbara could no longer nurse her babies, the family planned to send her to auction and slaughter.
But thanks to YOU, Barbara is safe! Your donation provides her treatment for her remaining udder (which likely needs to be removed), pain management, food, bedding, and care.