ON THE JOB

Do you know of a Grand Valley working animal — dog, cat, bird, rabbit, horse or other animal with a job, big or small? We want to hear about them for this ongoing series of stories about animals with jobs.

Please email details about the working animal, along with contact information, to Ann.Wright@gjsentinel.com .

WORKER PROFILE

NAME: Laelie.

ANIMAL: Dairy cow.

BREED: Jersey.

AGE: 3.

JOBS: Provide milk for her owner's family. Nurse orphan calves. Actor in “Road To Bethlehem” live Nativity tour.

OWNER: Corrie Jankeviciene.

Since there was no room in Bethlehem’s inns, Mary placed her newborn in a manger, presumably inside a stable or barn.

In the Biblical account, there is no mention of a cow attending Jesus’ birth in said stable or barn.

But one or more may ha

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