At the moment, his caregivers say that Rufus is a candy man who has made himself at residence at Farm Sanctuary, getting together with everybody. It’s arduous to consider that he as soon as wanted a herd the place he slot in, however right here’s his story…
In 2022, we rescued Rufus and his three gal buddies, Marzipan, Junco, and Kazoo—together with two sheep named Oboe and Sprocket and a goat named Sniglet, who has since handed away. We positioned them in a house inside our Farm Animal Adoption Community (FAAN), and there, they lived fortunately for 2 years till the adopter’s altering circumstances and well being challenges throughout the goat herd meant {that a} new residence was wanted.
Our mates at Odd Man Inn Animal Refuge (OMI) in Tennessee suspected that the herd had treatment-resistant parasites, which additional sophisticated issues, because the goats shouldn’t be on pasture. Fortunately, OMI might soak up two different goats, Edmund and Duncan, from the herd. After they noticed that Rufus urgently wanted medical consideration, they knew that they had to assist him, too. OMI rushed the three goats to the College of Tennessee, the place Rufus wanted essentially the most in depth assist and care.
“Rufus was dying from emaciation and demanding anemia,” says Wendy Smith, Co-Founder and Govt Director at OMI. “We needed to race him to the College of Tennessee, the place medical doctors gave him an emergency blood transfusion. It was very high-level vet care, and so they weren’t certain Rufus might pull by way of.”
As soon as the goats went to OMI, it grew to become clear that Rufus missed his woman mates and would really feel most at residence with Marzipan, Junco, and Kazoo.
