The sweetest relationship ever developed between a rescued foal and a huge teddy bear!
Breeze, as he goes by, was given up for adoption by his mother soon after birth. The Mare and Foal Sanctuary in Devon, UK, was notified after a farmer discovered the little Dartmoor Hill pony. The newborn foal was in a severe state of distress when the rescue crew got on the scene. Everyone was afraid for the worse because he was disoriented and dehydrated.
But once they brought him at the sanctuary, things started to look better as the little one apparently found the comfort he needed. And it didn’t came from an adoptive mother, or from staff members, but from a giant teddy bear his carers gave it 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 gives stuffed toys to orphan animals very often. “We always give our orphaned foals a giant cuddly toy as a companion,” Bowden said. “They’re just like human babies in the way it provides them with comfort.” A method that seems to work quite well!
Breeze is doing great today after a couple of key weeks during which he was given a special milk formula and appropriate medicines. Additionally, his teddy bear pal is to blame for it. He is becoming bigger and stronger every day, according to Bowden. He recently began playing in the field; he is not afraid of anything and enjoys being outside.
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