Photo: Worcestershire Man Receives PETA Award for Rescuing Stranded Sheep in Devon

Photo: Worcestershire Man Receives PETA Award for Rescuing Stranded Sheep in Devon

 Devon / Worcestershire – In recognition of his quick thinking in saving the life of a stranded sheep, Worcestershire local Chris Oxlade-Arnott has received a Hero to Animals award from PETA.

According to news reports, Oxlade-Arnott and his wife, Jilly, spotted a distressed sheep stuck on a jagged rock in the sea while walking in Devon. As the tide was coming in fast and the sheep was unable to escape the rising waters, Oxlade-Arnott decided to scale the treacherous rocks, gather her up, and carry her back to safety.

Oxlade-Arnott has received a framed certificate from PETA. Images are also available here.

 “Thanks to Chris Oxlade-Arnott’s heroic efforts, what could have been a tragedy for the sheep had a happy ending,” says PETA Vice President Elisa Allen. “We hope his compassionate action will serve as inspiration to others to help animals in need.”

In addition, the group encourages everyone to treat these gentle animals with respect. Sheep can display emotion through facial expressions and recognise them in other sheep, and they use different vocalisations to communicate with one another. Ewes (female sheep) are also very caring mothers who have deep bonds with their young – each mother can recognise her lambs by their bleats alone.

PETA – whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way” – opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org.uk or follow the group on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, or Instagram.

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Lucy Watson +44 (0) 20 7837 6327; [email protected].