Wednesday, March 22, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Animal sanctuary rescues calf
By Jodi Schneider McNamee
Correspondent
Harmony Farm Sanctuary
(HFS) was built to create a
safe place for rescued and
adopted animals. They pro-
vide rehabilitation when
needed, and a “forever
home.”
Last summer HFS raised
funds to construct a fence for
a cow pasture at the sanctu-
ary, built by local volunteers.
The sanctuary paid for a vet,
for feed and for the expense
to get three sick feedlot calves
from California to Oregon.
Unfortunately, one of them
died and the others were too
sick to survive a cold winter
in Oregon.
“Our journey into rescu-
ing a cow in need has been a
long and difficult one,” said
Robine Bots, Harmony Farm
Sanctuary founder.
However, Michele Lynn
Cormalis, board member and
volunteer for the sanctuary,
had been recently following
the Eugene livestock auc-
tion site online and rescued a
two-day old male Jersey calf
three weeks ago for $30, and
“Norman” is now the new-
est addition to the nonprofit
organization.
“Robine, volunteer Lene
Banke-Fornalski, and I were
all a part of trying to rescue
the three dairy cows last sum-
mer. And we all agreed to
continue to look for another
cow to rescue,” Cormalis
said. “When I bid on Norman
it was over the phone and we
had to drive over there to pick
We naled hil after
the calf in the lovie
‘City Slickers.’
— Michele Lynn Corlalis
him up right away.
“We named him after
the calf in the movie ‘City
Slickers,’” Cormalis added.
The sanctuary’s other
animals include pot-bellied
pigs, horses, donkeys, goats,
chickens, ducks, sheep and
bunnies.
After Norman arrived at
the sanctuary, he developed
scours and pneumonia, both
of which are major causes
of young-calf death. Since
he was a dairy calf, he was
pulled from his mom at birth
and did not get the colostrum
essential for health.
“After Michelle brought
him here to the sanctuary,
we moved him into a heated
room in our garage since
the barn would be too cold
for him to survive,” said
Bots. “Dr. Cassandra Lodge
from Broken Top Veterinary
treated Norman. We also had
lots of helpful advice from Dr.
Jennifer Cole, Karissa Fronk
from Sisters View Ranch, and
Christine Cole who works
part-time at Sisters Feed.
“It’s been a community
effort saving this little guy,”
Bots added.
Bots’ 12-year-old daugh-
ter, Marieke Jeffrey, has been
involved with helping the
young calf since he arrived.
She helps with Norman’s
daily feedings and exercise
duty.
“Norman was only about
two days old when we res-
cued him, and baby cows usu-
ally cannot survive under 50
degrees for the first few days.
He was in a tiny stall in the
cold at the auction. But luck-
ily, we brought him here and
he is in a warm heated stall,”
said Jeffrey. “His scours and
PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER MCNAMEE
Marieke Jeffrey is taking care of Norlan.
pneumonia are just about all
cleared up.”
On Saturday, March 4,
volunteers for HFS were
invited to a cleanup party
after the long, brutal winter at
the farm in Sisters. And after
a long day of scooping with
shovels, the volunteers were
introduced to Norman. The
young calf came out running
and happily kicking up his
heels.
It’s been a
collunity effort
saving this little guy.
— Robine Bots
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