A lamb stuck for several days on the edge of a dangerous cliff is now safe thanks to a team of rescuers.
On April 28, a concerned local resident alerted authorities to the situation after noticing that the lamb had been in the same place among the North Tolsta Cliffs in the Isle of Lewis for an unusually long time. The Scottish SPCA team reported to the scene, where they discovered the young sheep trapped and unable to climb to safety due to injuries to her front legs. Her uninjured mother refused to leave her baby’s side.
“Although the mother sheep could get back up the cliffs unaided, she didn’t want to leave her baby,” Scottish SPCA inspector Maggie Adkins said. “I knew I wouldn’t be able to reach the youngster, as it was on an inaccessible part of the cliffs, so I called Hebrides Mountain Rescue Team who were able to help with the rescue.”
The lamb was easy to catch because of her injuries.
“Once the rescue was underway, we managed to catch the lamb fairly quickly,” said Charlie Greenwood, a team leader at Hebrides Mountain Rescue Team, “enabling us to return before the rising tide cut off access to the cliffs.”
Adkins credited the team for assisting the rescue, which would not have been possible without their specialized equipment and ability to navigate the difficult landscape.
“The team are fairly used to carrying out animal rescues, especially at this time of year,” Greenwood explained. “This incident was slightly different due to COVID-19, where minimal personnel were involved and while attempting to maintain good social distancing.”
The lamb is alive and well thanks to the worried onlooker who reported the situation and the rescuers who swiftly responded.
Wonderful Rescuers — thank you — you’re the best.
Who is that super sexy safe normal man posing with the baby. what a sight to see such kindness, these innocent vulnerable animals are usually at the hands of psychopath dysfuntional bullys,
A very big thank you!
I love stories with happy endings. I am glad the sheep and her baby are doing well. Thank you for saving them!
Great work!!!
Glad someone rescued the lambs on the cliff. Good people.
Really appreciated the rescue of the baby lamb and mum, but were they brought to a Farm Animal Sanctuary, as this would
be the best outcome ever for the two?! Would someone be able to tell us, then please answer. Thank you.
Thanks for rescuing them. But please send them to an Animal sanctuary. They love their lives as same as you do.
“Treating ALL Animals with dignity, respect & care is an essential part of a Spiritual life”- A.D. Williams-
Bless your hearts for rescuing “precious mom an baby” ! Love you all for caring 🥰🙏🏼
I hope we can assume mother and child will NOT end up on someone’s plate.
Animals deserve better !!!
A big thank you to the person who spotted these two animals and to the rescue team! You are all hero’s !!
Lovely story but sure these 2 will end up in someones cooking pot. To all you meat eaters, this shows the caring nature of animals towards their babies. These animals are sentient beings and do not belong on your dinner plate.
WELL thank you kind people x
There really are hero’s in the animal world. Wish we could have stories like this everyday.
I don’t understand how anyone, especially lawmakers and law enforcement who see animal cruelty in a very up close and personal way, can view these cases with such dispassion. Live animals, though not equipped with the same rationale as humans, feel pain, long for companionship, are fearful, feel hunger pangs and suffer anxiety. Yet are treated as if they are an old chair that someone throws out. It is believed that humans are basically good, however, everything we know and studies that have been performed prove that humans are not basically good. The majority will not do the right thing unless forced to. They have no impathy for others but are the first to scream “foul” if they are treated the way they treat others. Our society reflects just what kind of humans we are by the actions we tolerate from others. That’s a very frightening thought.
Thank you !!!!!
I call all the people involved in this rescue HEROES! I hope they can and will continue to be kind & compassionate to all animals who get into trouble & need a helping human hand.
Agree.
Thank you for posting this heartwarming story. Many thanks to those people who made the rescue possible. You are heroes!
Thank you all for your huge HEARTS in rescuing this beautiful creation by God. GOD BLESS YOU 😇
Thank you to the brave rescuers and the caring neighbors.
Thanku to all those involved in this rescue.
Thank you to all people who step forward and rescue animals in need!!!
May your heart shine like a full moon for what you did for the baby lamb and mother.
honteux
Great story and people standing up for the animals! Thank you, every animal’s life is precious.
This is the opposite of those who deliberately mistreat animals.
In a sea of horror stories it is so nice to see this wonderful story of the baby lamb and mother being saved, im still wondering????did they go to a Sanctuary, I HOPE
Many thanks to all the people that were involved in this complicated rescue.
Merci à toutes ces belles personnes!!!Il n’y a pas que des monstres chez les humains!!!
A good news story! Well done to the Scottish SPCA and the Hebrides Mountain Rescue Team. They didn’t just save one life but two, the lamb and the mother.
Once again, well done!
Thank God mother Mn baby R fine
N thanks so much f RESCUING them
God Bless u