The sheep don t get it either, particularly when they re young, from different flocks, and lumped together in groups of five. What it doesn t get is why in the world the handler would then want to send the sheep running around the field again, through a series of gates, and then in and out of a pen. Handlers put dogs and sheep through their paces at annual Scio event SCIO A border collie knows, instinctively, that its job is to go find the sheep and bring them to the handler. The handlers...

Farm Sanctuary rescues, rehabilitates and provides lifelong care for farm animals who come from stockyards, factory farms, slaughterhouses and cruelty cases. Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization, says that its Watkins Glen shelter is now open for tours. This year, Farm Sanctuary welcomed several new shelter residents: JD piglet, found washed up on a riverbed in Western New York; Joey, a 6-month-old goat found wandering in a busy intersection in Brooklyn;...

The ironmaking village of the 18th and 19th centuries shows its agricultural side, with sheep shearing, wool spinning and cooking lamb stew, of course. In that community, sheep worked double duty, providing food and clothing, visitors learned Sunday at the national historic site s annual sheep-shearing day. The resident flock of more than a dozen merino sheep was the main attraction of the day at the Union Township national historic site. Using the hand shears gives Stitzel an appreciation...

A custodian found the goat chained to the principal's parking spot. Senior prank injures farm animals. A decision that may result in criminal charges and expulsion for the students involved. Police think the animals were stolen. MASSILLON -- A baby goat is recovering at Stump Hill farm after being the butt of a poorly executed joke. The goat, 14 chickens, and 4 pigeons were injured early Monday at Washington high school in Massillon. Play Video to see Jennifer Murphy's report.

While the state's sheep flock is smaller, with roughly 35,000 head, Bowman thinks sheep and goats are poised to play a major role in the state's agricultural future. More recently, in an effort to diversify, Bowman and his wife, Stephenia, have added a flock of 20 sheep to their farm's herd of 70 goats. edu@wk-topper 2=[S"","wk-topper 2"] : When Ray Bowman first started raising goats on his Franklin County farm about 10 years ago, he heard a lot of stifled laughter from other livestock...

That initial effort by the city of Chattanooga began last fall through a contract with goat owner Maurice Beavers, who erected fencing and supplied goats to eat the invasive vine. Scheduled for May 21-24 at Greenway Farms, it's a hands-on course designed to provide producers and land owners with a basic understanding of proper management of goats to control unwanted vegetation. If a goat gets its head part of the way through if it gets shocked it's going to go forward, not backward, and...