Yesterday, I received the news of the death ofa well-known cart-horse - one of a working pair - in the village where I live. This was sad enough, but no-one felt it more than Bill, the other horse in the pair: "His grief is deep and his loneliness palpable," as his distraught owner puts it, "My heart is broken for Bill as much as it is for the loss of [his companion]."
What brought about the final rescue of Fiona the sheep was her pathetic attempt to attract the attention of some passing humans, including Jill Turner, who was obviously so deeply affected that she did all she could to publicise the animal's plight:
“She saw us coming and was calling to us along the length of the beach following our progress until she could go no further. She finally turned back, looking defeated.” [
www.northern-times.co.uk]
Someone on another forum saw the story about Fiona, and sent me this article - [
www.science.org] - about assessing emotions in farm animals.
Of course, on a lighter note, there's always Florence ... [
www.maatforum.com]
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