sheep are born with long tails, but they need to be bobbed so the sheep don't get sick from dirt as they get older. We do this by putting a special elastic on their tails at the right level, right after they are born. It hurts a little, but they get over it really quickly. And then, in a few weeks, the part of the tail below the elastic just atrophies and falls off.
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Date: 2006-03-22 03:04 pm (UTC)