The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has elected to destroy a healthy flock of rare heritage breed Shropshire sheep at Wholearth Farmstudio, a Northumberland County farm that conserves heritage livestock genetics. If the 44 animals are killed, the breed will be several steps closer to extinction with only 107 registered breeding females, 38 ewe lambs [...]
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Save Our Shropshires
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CFIA to slaughter healthy rare heritage sheep
December 8th, 2011—The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has elected to destroy a healthy flock of rare heritage breed Shropshire sheep at Wholearth Farmstudio, a Northumberland County farm that conserves heritage livestock genetics…
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Wholearth Heritage Shropshire ewe
This Wholearth heritage Shropshire ewe has traditional breed character—her lineage dates back to the first Shropshires imported to Canada by the Millers to their historical Thistle Ha’ family farm in Pickering.


