Sheep Lisl and Resl
Lisl and Resl conquered a human heart
Shortly before the year 2024 came to an end, Lisl (born 29 December 2024) and Resl (born 27 December 2024) were born.
Perhaps the breeder knew from the outset that the two sheep would go to the slaughterhouse.
An Aiderbichler employee had lost his heart to the two “girls”, as he affectionately calls them. When he learnt that they were destined for slaughter, his face became serious and he was determined that the two could lead a good life at Gut Aiderbichl. Dieter Ehrengruber quickly agreed and for a good month now Lisl and Resl have been protected, respected and loved in their new forever home at Gut Aiderbichl in Henndorf.
The Aiderbichler sheepfold in Henndorf awaits its inhabitants
The highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease has been spreading in Eastern Europe for weeks and has moved dangerously close to Western countries. All cloven-hoofed animals are threatened by the disease: cattle, pigs, goats, sheep and even camelids.
And the worst thing: if just one animal were infected, all the animals on a farm would have to be killed – without exception!
In a team discussion with Dieter Ehrengruber and the Aiderbichler staff, it was decided to make the impossible possible. Over 180 animals were quickly moved to outdoor stables to protect them from the highly dangerous foot-and-mouth disease virus.
And so the empty stables of the animals are now waiting for Lisl and Resl, among others.
Lisl and Resl have exciting accommodation in the A-Stable in Henndorf
The A stable is the horses’ old stable. Resl and Lisl are now at home here with their new sheep friends until it’s time to say: “Everyone in, please, the journey will take you back to the stables at the estate!”.
As the youngest sheep at the moment, Lisl and Resl are spoilt with full dedication by the keepers. The young sheep bring so much joy and light-heartedness to the currently tense situation in the stables that it is a pleasure to meet them in the A-stable.
Slaughtering lambs is a tradition and therefore an excuse for killing young animals
No animal bred for meat reaches one-sixth of its natural lifespan. This sentence is intended to make people think, because very few people realise how old sheep, pigs or cows can actually reach.
At Easter, an Easter lamb is a tradition for many people. But who cares how young the animal was when it was slaughtered and how old it could have become? Sheep have a life expectancy of around 20 years. Very few lambs stay alive for more than a year.
Most of the lamb meat sold is from lambs for milk (between two and six months old) and lambs for fattening (between six and 12 months old). The name suckling lamb refers to the fact that they are still feeding on their mother’s milk when they are slaughtered.
Resl and Lisl are simply happy
The two sheep bounce around happily in the meadows and are delighted when they hear the voice of their rescuer and their animal carers. That’s a good thing, because animals and humans have the same right to happiness and respect.
Now we all hope that FMD will spare the animals so that the stables at the estate can be filled with bleating, bleating, mooing and mowing voices again as soon as possible!
Love of animals is the bridge between humans and nature that inextricably links the two.
– Unknown
From: Gisela Pschenitschnig, Gut Aiderbichl
