With its fleece weighing a staggering 57 pounds (26 kg), an abandoned sheep could barely move. As the hapless sheep wandered the Victorian outback of Australia, the parasite-laden wool would have eventually caused overheating and death.
But the miserable existence of the sheep, whom her rescuers named Victoria, ended when she was saved by volunteers from Edgar’s Mission, an animal sanctuary north of Melbourne.
After battling the elements for hours, the group succeeded in bringing her to safety.
(Courtesy of Edgar’s Mission)
(Courtesy of Edgar’s Mission)
When the sheep was first spotted around four years ago by a local named Vicki, it was part of a flock of eight. As time went on, though, it became apparent that the number had dwindled down to just one….