MEET REX

Or Tyrannosaurus Rex for long. When we brought our newest rescue Sprinter home from the local shelter they let us know that she had made a sheepy friend in her time there. But it was not quite time for him to be adopted into a forever home yet so he couldn’t come with us that day. However Rex is now ready for a home of his own and does not have any adoption prospects so we are welcoming him here.

Rex is the sweetest boy with the most heartbreaking story that makes me sick to my stomach to even think of. But I am going to tell it. Because it is important. And he deserves his story to be told.

Rex was found abandoned in a field at a small local farm. The type of farm that boasts happy animals and humane meat which folks love to romanticize as ethical. But there was nothing humane, romantic, or ethical about the way Rex was treated.

He was abandoned as a baby outside alone in the elements with a broken leg that without any care was quickly becoming infected. A good samaritan contacted our local SPCA and they went out to check on Rex and speak with the farmer. They asked the farmer to surrender the Rex but the farmer told the animal control officers that he would slaughter the lamb.

As if that was not heartbreaking enough, it gets so much worse. The animal control officers went back out to the farm two weeks later to follow up. What they found was devastating. Rex was still laying in the field, somehow still alive, but suffering. He had a badly broken leg with his little bone protruding out of an open wound which was at this point severely infected. He was weak, sick, dehydrated, and starving. This time the SPCA did not hesitate to bring Rex to safety.

He spent months recovering at their facilities. They didn’t know if he would make it. They didn’t know if he would lose his leg. They didn’t know if he would walk again. But they had to try. And miraculously he not only survived but thrived.

While Rex’s wound has healed, he still has a long road ahead of him with pain management and physical therapy to rebuild the muscle in his leg to keep him happy and healthy as he grows. We hope he will have years ahead of him here frolicking in the pasture. But we need your support to give Rex the care he needs  to make that happen.

Our five year old son wants to start naming new rescues after dinosaurs hence the name Rex but we think it fits this sweet baby boy just perfectly. Please support his care and consider becoming his sponsor.