Matilda and gang

As the movie said, “If you build it they will come”, and with no sanctuary for farm animals in our region in South Africa, the cows, sheep, goats, and pigs Roosevelt and Churchill seem to have been queuing up for a place in our fields of dreams! Matilda arrived with a motley crew of eight goats and two sheep all rescued from different abuses, many tethered barely able to move in the hot sun and the two sheep rescued en route to being killed at a political rally. The gang all move around together and Matilda – who loves being hand fed apples – watches over all the smaller animals very protectively. It’s quite a sight watching the gang all walking together led by ADIWS team member Sello up to the top of the Sanctuary and, especially, coming back with the goats and sheep all starting to skip and run as they get close to the habitat where they currently live.

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