This Aussie bloke sacrificed two cases of beer to save Joey, the 'unicorn' sheep from becoming someone's dinner. 👍👏 “To the best of our knowledge, it is the only one in Australia... who knows where we can go, maybe Hollywood.”
Michael Foster is a stock agent but in all his years being around sheep he had never seen anything like Joey, he toldThe unusual sheep has a horn growing from the middle of his head, making him look like a unicorn.Joey’s mythical appearance comes from one of his horns not fully developing, making one a lot more prominent than the other.
“I thought it might have been a joke to start with, but I thought, ‘yeah it looks like a unicorn’,” he told the news station.Mr Foster traded two cartons of beer to save Joey’s life. Picture: 7NewsWhen Mr Foster found Joey he was destined for the barbecue but he knew this sheep was special and had to be saved.The unicorn sheep now lives as a beloved pet on Mr Foster’s property in Burra.
Since being saved, Joey has become quite popular around town, with people often making comments about his unique look.His unique look is the result of a malformed horn. Picture: 7NewsFor the moment Joey is enjoying a quiet life running around with the rest of the sheep, but Mr Foster told Seven he expects Joey will be a big star soon enough.
“We’ll break him in, take him to shows and pageants, and who knows where we can go, maybe Hollywood,” he said. “I’m sure the kids will get a big kick out of patting a real-life unicorn, we might even do unicorn rides.”
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