The Monterey County, California, Sheriff’s Office has a new honorary community ambassador — a miniature horse named Cookie.

Cookie lived at a kill pen in Texas, where she suffered severe neglect. However, just when she was about to be sent to Mexico for slaughter, Monterey County Sheriff’s Deputy Rebecca Gordano stepped in to rescue her. Advertisement

“When I first got her, she came to my house. She looked almost like she had mange; she was missing fur in multiple spots, she was thin, you could see her ribs … very withdrawn. She never really trotted around the yard,” said Gordano.

However, after a year and a half of healing, Cookie’s loving personality started to shine through. She began to bond with Gordano’s other animals, including her rescued blind donkey.

“If they are separated…

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