Another pet sheep has passed away
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (369956)
Rockingham, Australia
June 1, 2024 7:39am CST
We had a message from a friend today saying Harry, one of the last two of our sheep, had died.
We took in Harry and Solomon from a property that had been ravaged by fire. However, we hadn’t had them long and we decided to sell our property and move to the city. I told the previous owner the circumstances and she was happy for us to give the sheep to our friend.
Harry would have been quite old. He had got to the stage where he couldn’t eat easily and my friend was feeding him Weeties, a breakfast cereal. He died peacefully which was good to hear. In the photo, Harry is the one with the black face.
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@LindaOHio (211678)
• United States
1 Jun 24
Ohhh, that is so, so sad. I am so, so sorry. I know he had a good life with you and your friend.
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@MarieCoyle (53730)
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1 Jun 24
I am sorry for the loss of Harry. It seems you gave him a chance at a good life again, and made sure he later had a good home. You took good care of him and made sure he continued to have good care. I am glad he passed peacefully.
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@MarieCoyle (53730)
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2 Jun 24
@JudyEv
You really did find a great place for Harry to live out his life in peace and enjoy what time he had left.
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@snowy22315 (201792)
• United States
1 Jun 24
Sorry to hear about Harry. How long do sheep live anyway?
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@JudyEv (369956)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Jun 24
They say 10-12 years depending on their treatment and health. Harry wasn't very young when we got him about 4 years ago.
@koopharper (7599)
• Canada
2 Jun 24
Sounds like he lived a good life and was cared for to the end. Sad that our animal friends don't live forever either.
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@koopharper (7599)
• Canada
3 Jun 24
@JudyEv A goose can live a long time as well.
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@JudyEv (369956)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jun 24
@koopharper Our pet emu lived for 27 years which isn't a bad innings either for a bird.
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@FourWalls (82312)
• United States
1 Jun 24
Oh, I’m sorry. I am thankful that Harry had a good life after the trauma of the fire. 
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@wolfgirl569 (128435)
• Marion, Ohio
1 Jun 24
Sorry to hear that. It sounds like you found him a wonderful home
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@RasmaSandra (93313)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Jun 24
Sorry to hear that Harry has passed, At least you have the memories, I am sure Harry has now revived and is peacefully grazing in Heaven above,
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@moffittjc (127159)
• Gainesville, Florida
2 Jun 24
Sorry to hear of Harry's passing. Did your friend say how Solomon was holding up? Is Solomon grieving the loss of Harry?
Also, this is a weird question to ask, but do sheep discriminate against each other based on the color of their face (black vs. white)?
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@moffittjc (127159)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Jun 24
@JudyEv So it appears that discrimination based on color may not just be a human thing. And I guess in the animal world it may depend on whether the animal can see in color or only see in black and white.
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@JudyEv (369956)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jun 24
@moffittjc It might be something to do with survival too, similar to animals turning on one of their own that is injured or sick.
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@JudyEv (369956)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Jun 24
I think they'd both been absorbed into the mob so probably Solomon doesn't miss him too much. I've never seen any indication that animals discriminate against one another because of their colour but sometimes hens will reject a chicken and that often seems to be based on colour. I had a black hen which totally rejected her white chicken but accepted the blacks and browns.
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