Chewbacca (steer). Arrived 31 May 2016 Chewy was rescued from a home that urgently needed to get rid of an abundance of animals; he faced a high probability of being shot had one of our beautiful Happy Hooves supporters not found him and rescued him. He is a Scottish Western Highland breed and won’t get much bigger than he is now, though his horns might continue to grow. Chewy now shares a paddock and shelter with Sweet William – BFFs! Would you like to help us to take care of…
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Christabelle
Christabelle (cow). Arrived 3 March 2016 Christabelle is a beautiful chocolate brown Jersey cow who came to us as a spent “milker” from a dairy farm – destined for slaughter because she had become unproductive. They had tried to get her to calve again, but were unsuccessful; she became a worthless liability rather than a productive commodity to the dairy facility. We were shocked by the condition of her hooves – she was unable to run or walk properly due to the length of them. Two vets were horrified at…
Ellen DeHeiferis
Ellen DeHeiferis (longhorn Droughmaster cow): Arrived 6 February 2013 Ellen was a stray 3-4 month-old heifer calf picked up from the local pound along with two other sheep (Patrick and Olive (who then gave birth to Sweet Pea) – they were found wandering the area by the council and all of them were very skinny and unclaimed by previous owners. The kind-hearted ranger contacted us to see if we could take them, rather than them facing an uncertain future. She was very shy and wary when she first came to us,…