We are completely head over heels in love right now with an incredibly brave little calf named Jude and an equally courageous piglet named Jean Marie. Both are residents at Lancaster Farm Sanctuary in Pennsylvania, US and have been going through some particularly tough battles. Jude was rescued from a dairy farm where like many male calves, he would otherwise have been disposed of – not least because of his cleft lip and palate. Fortunately the team at Lancaster took him straight to the hospital and everyone was delighted to learn these differences would not interfere with him being able to drink. Unfortunately, he had already picked up many infections from the farm, including Mycoplasma, a bacteria which can cause serious health issues. It probably didn’t help that up until his rescue, he was being kept in a small metal cage outside in the cold, in what the vet described as ‘nasty’ conditions. In Jude’s case however, the bacteria was heavily concentrated in his ears, and despite being on antibiotics for an extended period of time, the bacteria was eating away at his bone and tissue.  [Read More]