Question about Farms and their animals...

i was just curious if anyone knows at all--this might seem like an odd question....but humor me.

around the corner from my house is a little farm---they sell organic veggies as well as honey, milk, etc. i drive past it everyday. they have a lot of small farm animals in the front in this little grazing area -- mostly ducks, sheep, geese, goats, chickens, etc.

in the dead of winter its so cold out--and there is no shelter for these animals at all. whether i drive by at 2 pm or 3 o'clock in the morning-the sheep especially--are always outside huddled together. i was just curious---since they are farm animals is there no requirement that they have shelter? does anyone know?

Re: Question about Farms and their animals...

there probably is no requirement, but it would be nice if they had some sort of simple shelter for the sheep. I know goats & chickens can die from wet freezing weather, I don't know much about sheep. Thats really sad though

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Posted by KellyFG

there probably is no requirement, but it would be nice if they had some sort of simple shelter for the sheep. I know goats & chickens can die from wet freezing weather, I don't know much about sheep. Thats really sad though

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i always see that farm on my way home from your house - it makes me so sad! i guess b/c they have such thick wool coats the cold doesn't really get to them as much?? i hope??

still - they should have shelter

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I am not sure of the regulations, but where my auntie lives there are a lot of sheep farmers and I don't ever recall them having shelter. I think it would be nice though