I've never known what to make of Florence Nightengale - one hears such odd things about her, but I will not argue that she makes a fine example of duty.
The sheep are delightful. We certainly don't get sheep like those ones around here, and I love how wooly they are and how unkempt they look. And you have captured such a nice facial expression - well, not "nice", per se, but interesting. Great shot!
Thank you. I think the sheep was highly suspicious of the odd human pointing a little box at her :) Disapproving sheep is disapproving :) Not sure what breed they are - possibly Scottish Blackface (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Blackface)
Thank you for the breed information. I would never have thought to look it up, seriously. We don't get a lot of sheep around here, and I've always just classified them in a lump called "sheep". The ones I've seen almost always are the white sort that one makes stuffed toys of for babies.
Does one have to kill the sheep to remove its horns? I've just been reading about the blackface sheep and how artisans value their horns for carving walking sticks and canes. If one does have to kill the sheep, doesn't that make it as bad as poaching elephants for ivory? I know sheep are far, far, far, more common than heffalumps, but it seems cruel just the same.
I know sheep are far, far, far, more common than heffalumps, but it seems cruel just the same.
If they were killed just for the horns, yes. I imagine though, that they take the horns from animals killed for meat or which die from other causes - if only because there wouldn't be enough profit from the horns to warrant killing the sheep just for that.
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The sheep are delightful. We certainly don't get sheep like those ones around here, and I love how wooly they are and how unkempt they look. And you have captured such a nice facial expression - well, not "nice", per se, but interesting. Great shot!
Does one have to kill the sheep to remove its horns? I've just been reading about the blackface sheep and how artisans value their horns for carving walking sticks and canes. If one does have to kill the sheep, doesn't that make it as bad as poaching elephants for ivory? I know sheep are far, far, far, more common than heffalumps, but it seems cruel just the same.
If they were killed just for the horns, yes. I imagine though, that they take the horns from animals killed for meat or which die from other causes - if only because there wouldn't be enough profit from the horns to warrant killing the sheep just for that.