Moose

Ticking off her morning chores as per the usual routine, the dairy farm hand responsible for the calf shed had only just knelt down when a sweet little boy (spoiler, it’s Moose), walked up and gently headbutted her. As she looked up to see who had the audacity, her eyes met his and he instantly wiggled his way into her heart right then and there.

Moose was only days old and days away from being loaded up and trucked to the slaughterhouse with his brothers when an unlikely twist of fate changed his destiny in the most incredible way. See in the Dairy industry, boys are surplus, “Wastage”. They can’t produce milk and have no use, they are dispatched quickly and often sold as veal. When the time arrived for Moose to board the truck, the farm hand couldn’t let him go. She decided to load him into the back seat of her car and chauffeured him to her home instead, to be raised as a loved friend; a miraculous and rare break in the conditioning that saw his comrades sent to their ends without a second thought.

She lived alongside Moosey for 10 months until he outgrew her yard and then set out to find him a safe forever home. Bold and confident, huge but friendly, Moose now lives a life of love. He gently leans on fences and accidentally folds them over with his big and beautiful body. He barges through the herd confidently to get the primo snacks and will try to play fight with any vehicle that enters the paddock. Neck and cheek scratches are a favourite as are massages at the top of his tale, ignore him when he wants attention and he will rub his face up and down your back or tummy until you afford him the attention he desires. The fun part is trying not to fall over! We love having Moose as part of our Family. He enjoys spending his days with fellow Shear Existence Moo’s Fern and Neo.