Lamb that had ears hacked off given hat to stop him getting earache - Update

A newborn lamb who had his ears hacked in a vicious attack has been nursed back to full health thanks to a specially made hat which stops him getting earache. Farmer Val Gunn, 71, made the protective headpiece for eight-week old Nelson after he was attacked at Highthorn Farm, East Leake, Nottinghamshire.

But since the attack the little lamb has been fitted with a cotton bonnet, which fastens around his neck to protect him from the elements. Nelson has now fully recovered from his ordeal and been saved from the chop after Val and husband Kenneth, 73, took him in as a pet. He now lives with the couple at their country farmhouse.



Mrs Gunn said they decided to get Nelson the headwear after he suffered sunstroke two weeks ago. She said: “Where his ears were, especially one side, it’s really pink and delicate so we wanted something to protect him from the elements. He could get all sorts of damage from the weather because the ears form a lot of protection. He got sunstroke a couple of weeks ago and that is why we got him the hat.

“I wouldn’t like him to have earache – the poor little soul’s suffered enough, with what has been done to him. He seems quite a happy little chappy, which he certainly deserves. But as he keeps getting bigger we will have to make him more and more hats.” They RSPCA said it was still investigating the May 17 incident and has appealed for any witnesses to contact them.

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