Sheepish Cui, 38, says she would normally have killed the youngster at birth, but was so impressed by his struggle to survive she began to hand-rear him. ‘He was so determined to live he pulled himself up onto his own two feet and started drinking his mother's milk. I couldn't let him die,’ said Cui at her farm in Shangdong province, eastern China. Now the baaamy young lamb - who weighed in at just 11 lbs when he was born - and Cui are inseparable. ‘He may only have two legs but he gets around very quickly and is pretty steady on his feet. He follows me everywhere and I haven't got the heart to slaughter him. ‘After all, half my profit is missing anyway,’ she laughed. Vets have told the farmer that the birth defect could have been a genetic throwback or the result of chemical pollution. ‘He doesn't mind. He has such a friendly personality and I don't think he even realises he's disabled,’ said Cui.
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awwwww thats sooo cute!!!
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