AR-News: (US CO) Blind mule's best friend is no bum steer

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

By Rebecca Jones, Rocky Mountain News
March 22, 2004 
BLACK FOREST - Charlie may well be the world's only seeing-eye steer. 
He's the guide and constant companion of Annie, a 20-year-old blind mule. 
 
Charlie and Annie are permanent residents of Black Forest Animal Sanctuary, a 
nonprofit rescue organization that's also home to 20-some horses, several 
goats and an ever-changing number of dogs and cats. 
"We'll even take in exotic animals until we can figure out what to do with 
them," says Tracy Hudock, a director of the organization. 
Annie was nursing a broken shoulder and bound for the slaughterhouse when 
BFAS volunteers spotted her and bought her. She'd lived at the ranch for over a 
year before she met Charlie. 
One-year-old Charlie grew up at a nearby cattle ranch. For whatever reason, 
he was unable to nurse from his mother, and so he was hand-raised and 
bottle-fed. Hudock is convinced Charlie grew up thinking he's a dog, not a steer, and 
he's not at all shy around people. He strolls right up to strangers, looking 
for a pat on the head and a scratch behind the ear. 
 
full story:

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/pets/article/0,1299,DRMN_64_2744001,00.h
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