HELLO, my name is GERTRUDE. I am an Angora goat.
Don’t mention the hair, I know, but I like it. It sets me apart from
all the others. I don’t really know how old I am but I am not a
young girl any more. I’ve been at the Sanctuary for several years
now. I used to live with five elderly sheep in a village a few
miles from here. We were kept as pets. Our owners sold their property
and, whilst they looked for another one, they asked the Sanctuary
to look after us on a temporary basis. We were here twelve months
before they found a new property. By that time we had settled in
very well and made new friends here so our owners asked if we could
stay on a permanent basis. The answer was yes, which we all thought
was great. So our old owners paid for a field shelter to be built
for the six of us and all our new friends. Since then I’ve made
one or two special chums here especially Milford the ram who lives
in the paddock next door. I just think he is so handsome and polite. I love Polo mints, Arrowroot biscuits, apple slices
and banana skins. I hate being sheared and usually manage to outwit
and outrun the humans when I sense that is going to happen. Janet
says I am almost impossible to catch then. After a few minutes
charging around I usually capitulate as I know it’s good for me to
be sheared with all this hair. I love being here at the Sanctuary
with so many friends always to be made. I love the constant supply
of treats. Please sponsor me.
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