January was quite intense for us on social media, as we focussed on encouraging ppl to change how they regard & treat farmed animals, with our #VeganuaryForThem posts 🌱

So, as we enter a new mnth, something a little more light-hearted – #MerrickSheep et al at play – is perhaps what we all need?! 🙂🐑

Let our darling #MerrickSheep lift your spirits with his sweet nature & playfulness 💖🐏

He loves his life, his sheepie friends, his human carers & his sanctuary home 🏡🤗

#VeganSanctuary
#VeganForHim
#SomeoneNotSomething
#AllLivesArePrecious

Was there ever a more loving, trusting sheep than sweet #MerrickSheep? 🤗🐏

This boy is all that's good & true & hopeful in the world ❤️

We are so thankful to know him, to count him as a friend, as family 🙏

#SomeoneNotSomething
#VeganForHim
#AllLivesArePrecious

Come see us on Sat 08 Aug 2026, meet the animals – incl #AmosSheep #DonutLamb #DonutSheep #MerrickSheep & so many more, chat to the team, eat vegan food, & help our remarkable founder & leader Carole celebrate 82 years on the planet 🎂

🌱 #VeganuaryForThem 🌱
DAY 14 Farmed animals blossom in gentle, respectful environments 🤗

#MerrickSheep, a former breeding ram, was timid at first. Now he's one of our friendliest, most trusting sheep 🥰🐏

Try #veganuary for him, for them all 🙏

➡️ veganuary.com

🌱 #VeganuaryForThem 🌱
DAY 14 Farmed animals blossom in gentle, respectful sanctuary environments 🤗

#MerrickSheep for eg, a former breeding ram, was a timid, apprehensive lad at first. Now he's one of our friendliest, most trusting sheep 🥰🐏

Try #veganuary for him, for them all 🙏 veganuary.com

🎁 FATHER'S DAY GIFTS! 🎁
Looking for a #FathersDay pressie for a dad, father figure or devoted animal dad?!

Do consider giving the gift of kindness & bringing one of our sweet, loving sponsor animals (incl #MerrickSheep) into their life 🐑🐖🐔🤗🙏

🛒 www.farmanimalrescuesanctuary.co.uk/sponsor-the-...

DAY 20 #MerrickSheep
Thankfully, Merrick knew only kindness in his early life 🙏

So, while a little shy on arrival at FARS, he soon became the super-affectionate lad we know & love today 💖

He's unique among our sheep in preferring cuddles to #RichTeaBiscuits 🤗🍪🐑!

Here is #HoneySheep playing with friends #MerrickSheep & #AmosSheep, the trauma, pain & fear of her early days left firmly in the past. We are so proud of this sweet girl, her determination, her courage & her will to live 🥰🐑

Our sociable lad #TobyPig loves to hang out with pals 🤗🐗 Here he is saying hi to #EowynSheep & #MerrickSheep as he takes one of his regular strolls around the sanctuary 👋🐑

#JustLikeUs our animals thrive on friendship, & on the comfort & reassurance of closeness 💖

#VeganForThem
#FriendsNotFood

Just our beautiful #MerrickSheep, chilling with sheepie friends & saying "hi" to any humans who pass his way 🐏❤️

If you've met him, you'll know that he is the sweetest, gentlest soul imaginable 🤗

He's #SomeoneNotSomething 🙏

We're #VeganForHim, for them all 🌱

#VeganSanctuary
#AllLivesArePrecious

Bouncing #MerrickSheep would brighten up anyone's day.

I think we all need a daily dose of bouncing sheep
💚🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑💚

Long-term supporters of our sanctuary (& loyal friends to #MerrickSheep 🐏🤗) Rachael & son Rio popped in to say hi over the w/e ❤️

When young people connect with our animals, & show them kindness & respect, it totally warms our hearts & gives us hope for the future 🙏

Gorgeous #MerrickSheep 🥰

😭😭😭 Beloved #MerrickSheep

🎄 #FARSAdventCalendar2024 🎄
DAY 18 #MerrickSheep
Visitors often gravitate towards this handsome lad because of his sweet, friendly nature 🤗 When he arrived in 2019 he was a timid sheep 😟 But love & kindness works wonders & he's now a confident, outgoing boy who adores cuddles, #scritches & praise 🥰🐏

Nothing brightens my day more than a bouncing #MerrickSheep he really is a joy to see 😍🐑💚

He has the perfect life at FARS wrapped in love every day 💕