WILLIAMSBURG — Life with Pigs, a local animal sanctuary, recently rescued Huckleberry the lamb, and after some medical issues, Huckleberry now needs the community’s help.
Ryan and Mallory Phillips adopted Huckleberry after seeing a Craigslist posting.
“He was on Craigslist a week before Easter that he was for sale. He is what they consider a meat lamb. He was actually an ideal candidate for someone looking on Craigslist for a lamb to eat. He was the right age for when that would happen. In the ad, they were hoping that he would go to a place where he wouldn’t be eaten. We were able to convince his owner that we wanted to rescue him for our sanctuary,” Ryan said.
As Huckleberry settled in, the two noticed his calm and loving demeanor. He instantly bonded with Annie, the sanctuary’s blind