美國一名女子凱特琳,因為熱愛動物在紐澤西州建立了一個名為「Rancho Relaxo」的牧場,專收被虐待、被棄養的動物,可以給牠們一個家活下去。
去年凱特琳在當地的農場看見了一隻母羊,牠的鼻子先天性彎曲,還有一些健康上的問題,導致最後生下的3隻小羊也有先天性的缺陷。
農場主人認為,這隻母羊本來就不正常,不能生出正常的後代也不值得,乾脆就把牠拍賣掉帶去屠宰場。生下的小羊主人也不想養,就送給農場工人當作報酬,母羊知道自己的孩子不見了非常傷心,拚命的在找小羊。
凱特琳見狀覺得牠們的故事非常悲慘,決定收養母羊並取名叫作塞西莉亞,在TikTok上介紹牠的故事,讓人可以更加認識有一隻母羊現在處境很困難,網友也紛紛送上禮物。
▼其中一名女網友送來了一隻白色的大泰迪熊,希望可以填補母羊失去小孩的空虛。
@boochaces Replying to @ophelia A little check in with Cecilia. She has really settled in nicely here at Rancho Relaxo and we are so proud of her. Soon, she will be introduced to a couple of friends because quarantine is almost up! Her bloodwork came back and she is negative for everything except CAE — which is something we expected. We have an idea in mind as to who we want to introduce her to. Hint: Two old ladies who also have CAE. Stay tuned. A huge thank you to Colleen for sending Cecilia this teddy. #animalrescue #animallovers #goatsofinstagram #farmsanctuary #compassionforall ♬ take a moment to breathe. - normal the kid
起初牠還對這隻熊感到很警惕,但幾天後習慣了對泰迪開始有更多的互動,看起來慢慢從悲傷中走出來,也希望泰迪熊可以讓牠作為玩具,不要對失去孩子感到太難過。
在塞西莉亞習慣這裡的空間之後,凱特琳讓牠和其他農場裡的羊相處,日漸變得開心起來,也在這裡找到了好朋友...因為過去塞西莉亞為了孩子們哭得很傷心,凱特琳也想去幫牠把孩子找回來,但收到小羊的農場工人拒絕把小羊給她。
@boochaces Replying to @Loren Valdes A little update on Cecilia! I took this video of her showing off her besties today. So special. I am so happy for her. I wish we could have saved her baby too. I wish we could have gotten them back for her. We tried so hard. Thank you all for rooting for Cecilia and supporting our mission. #animalrescue #animallovers #farmsanctuary #compassionforanimals ♬ original sound - Caitlin @ Rancho Relaxo
雖然沒辦法,但是塞西莉亞可以離開原先產向出口的農場,被拯救到新環境,真的已經是不幸中的大幸。
via grapee、tiktok