Sadness to Sweetness

categories: Animal Profiles, Farm Animals, Investigations and Rescues, Videos

Published October 19, 2009 @ 02:40PM PT

Perhaps you've read Angelo's story by now? Angelo is a lamb. He was born last month -- while his mother was crammed in a truck of sheep bound for slaughter in New York. His mother and the other hundred sheep met their horrible fate, but a passerby rescued Angelo upon seeing his newborn figure during the unloading. Like nearly all the nonhuman animals we exploit for their flesh, milk, eggs, skin, wool, and more, Angelo did not get to know his mother. And she did not get to know him. She didn't experience just the usual trauma of transport, abuse, intense fear, and violent death -- she simultaneously had to experience the loss of her baby, the distress of not being able to comfort him, care for him, or even know what became of him after his birth. And a newborn lamb was left without a mother in a frightening new world.

But Angelo is still one of the rarest of the rare; he was rescued instead of slaughtered and taken to Farm Sanctuary. And though it's impossible not to mourn for him and mourn for his mother -- and for the billions of others like them -- there is still joy to be found in witnessing Angelo's now-protected life. Following are 75 seconds of a baby's bliss (and other sanctuary residents' curious interest in the energetic young fellow):
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That was great!!!!! Totally adorable, delightful, and funny! Angelo deserves to cavort and frolic with such energy and glee after how he came into the world.

Posted by Claudia Hajian on 10/19/2009 @ 07:59PM PT
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Angelo! What a perfect name for a little angel!

A couple of years ago, friend of mine was on a train, thinking spiritual thoughts and looking out the window at the lush countryside. When she saw some baby lambs frolicking with their mom, she had an epiphany -- she saw them as herself and her daughters! Her circle of compassion instantly widened to include all animals. From that moment on, she stopped eating flesh -- stopped supporting the stealing and murder of all innocent animals.

One can only hope that this sweet video will stretch and soften other receptive hearts!

P.S. I love your white peace dove soaring against the royal blue background, Claudia!

Posted by Olivia White on 10/19/2009 @ 09:42PM PT
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Olivia, thanks! Wish I could take credit for that design, but it's a work by the Surrealist artist Rene Magritte. He did a few versions I think.

Glad you like it!

Posted by Claudia Hajian on 10/20/2009 @ 03:43PM PT
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Absolutely precious! I'm so glad Angelo gets to experience the full life he was born to live!

Posted by Bea Elliott on 10/20/2009 @ 07:18AM PT
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I just smiled through the whole thing:-) Thank goodness for Farm Sancuary, this little fella' can enjoy the green grass of home:-)

Posted by Mandi Traut on 10/20/2009 @ 01:55PM PT
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It's so sad what humans do to animals, all because they aren't 'human' so I guess that makes it okay? But I am very happy for that lucky lil guy, Angelo... and at the same time sad for the others...

Posted by Jamie Scheffel on 11/05/2009 @ 07:43PM PT
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Stephanie is an independent animal rights advocate, a vegan, a tree-hugging environmentalist, and a freelance editor and writer. She lives in St. Louis with an aging corgi-lab and an adolescent rescued pit bull.