A rescued filly has the sweetest relationship with a huge teddy bear!
Breeze was named after his mother, who abandoned him shortly after birth. A farmer discovered the baby Dartmoor Hill pony and informed the Mare and Foal Sanctuary in Devon, UK. The recently born foal was in serious difficulty by the time the rescue crew got on the site. Everyone was worried because he was disoriented and thirsty.
But once they brought him to the sanctuary, things started to look better as the little one apparently found the comfort he needed. And it didn’t come from an adoptive mother, or from staff members, but from a giant teddy bear, his carers gave to him.
“Sadly, little Breeze has not got his mum around to keep him company,” Syra Bowden the sanctuary’s executive director, said. “It’s been wonderful to see him interacting with his new teddies and cuddling up to them when he goes to sleep. They are great company for him and provide comfort during the brief periods when his carers are not present.”
Apparently, the sanctuary frequently offers plush toys to orphaned animals. “As a companion, we always give our orphaned foals a large cuddly toy,” Bowden added. “It gives them the same level of comfort as human newborns.” A strategy that appears to be highly effective!
Breeze, on the other hand, is doing great after a few essential weeks of receiving a special milk formula and adequate medicine. His stuffed animal pal is also to blame. “Every day he becomes larger and stronger,” Bowden added. “He’s only recently begun to venture out into the field to play – he’s fearless and enjoys being outside.”
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