Two sheep rescued from the cellar
Courageous intervention saved their lives
There is a saying in Germany that applies almost perfectly to this story: “Every sheep hopes to get away scot-free.” Except that the sheep ladies Anna and Elsa actually remained scot-free for a long time. But not only that, they were kept in a dark cellar – according to a farrier from Lower Austria.
Sheep are herd animals that need a pasture to be happy. They also need to be shorn at least once a year, otherwise their wool becomes too heavy and they no longer feel well or become ill.
During a house visit, he became aware of a quiet “moo”. At first, he didn’t consciously think about where this “moo” could be coming from. He went about his business and treated the horses.
But somehow he couldn’t get this “moo” out of his ears and got to the bottom of the story. Two sheep with extremely thick wool looked out at him from a small, dark cellar. Shocked to find the poor sheep like this, he immediately packed the animals up and took them back to his farm. He had conjured up a temporary stable for the two ladies in a small calf hutch. A vet was called, who carried out the first examination and ordered a shearing. But the two sheep could not stay in the igloo and so the farrier turned to Gut Aiderbichl for help. We are glad that we were able to help Anna and Elsa and take them in at Gut Aiderbichl.
While unloading at Gut Aiderbichl Henndorf, we noticed that Elsa the sheep was a little lame. We called the vet and had her leg x-rayed and received a terrible diagnosis: Elsa’s leg was broken in a very unfavourable place. The poor sheep must have been in incredible pain. We suspect that this is an older fracture that must have happened before she was rescued by the farrier. We very much hope that we can help Elsa and are very confident that everything will go well.
“Empathising with all creatures is what makes a person truly human.”
For us, it is alarming that we are receiving more and more requests of this kind. More and more often, animals are being put in extremely critical situations that are difficult to bear. But what can be done to help the animals? We at Gut Aiderbichl cannot change the world on our own. We can only do it together.
We therefore very much hope that we can make our contribution with the biographies of our rescued animals and reach a broad public, give the animals a voice and change the image of sheep, for example. We want people to understand that sheep are incredibly intelligent animals, that sheep always recognise their humans and that they have feelings, just like we do.
Anna and Elsa are now enjoying their lives to the full and getting the care they needed.
