Tuesday, 29 January 2019

'Upset' farmer saves abattoir-bound lambs

'Upset' farmer saves abattoir-bound lambs

A farmer who became too upset when taking his lambs to the abattoir gave his flock to an animal sanctuary. Sivalingam Vasanthakumar, from Totnes, Devon, took the 20 male lambs nearly 200 miles (321km) to Goodheart Animal Sanctuaries, near Kidderminster. Mr Vasanthakumar, a farmer for 47 years, said: "I just couldn't cope any more and I had to say no." The sanctuary said the "lucky" lambs would have fetched about £9,000 if they had been sold.

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