Animal Place
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A happy family. Ellen is the mom on the left. Her two babies are Noah & Cornelius. Starr is aunt on the right. Ellen would have been slaughtered before she gave birth had an animal control officer not rescued her. Sanctuaries rarely get the opportunity to rescue mothers and their babies, so seeing Ellen with her kids is a real joy.
Newest baby goat residents, Noah and Cornelius, want to leap into your hearts! Here they are being their adorable selves!
Mona is the newest Animal Place rescue! Her broken leg was left untreated for over a month. Despite that, she’s incredibly sweet. She loves people and after her 4-6 weeks of stall rest will be put up for adoption.
Nervous and sad, I watched Sebastian. He lay, unable to get up and walk, on shavings at UC Davis. His kidneys had failed him and were irreparably damaged. Unbeknownst to us, cancer weaved malignantly inside him.
True to his personality, despite the discomfort, Sebastian chewed his cud. Nothing could stop him from enjoying food.
A decision was made. The kind of heartbreaking choice we make for others in the hopes, unfair and desperate as they are, that we will be alleviating ceaseless suffering.
Three of us had made the 1.5 hour drive from Grass Valley to be with Sebastian in his final moments. We surrounded him with our bodies and love.
Sebastian exhaled softly, never to inhale again. He passed swiftly and peacefully. Just as quickly, everything that made him him was gone, including the heat of his body, the blood stilling and cooling in minutes.
Laura (left) and Charlene (right) are best of friends. Just like humans, goats and other species are perfectly capable of experiencing and expressing emotions, like love.
