Majority Of Rescued Animals From Middlesex Farm Adopted

MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MA—In December last year, when the "bomb cyclone" rolled through the state, more than people needed help. During the storm, 26 farm animals-including chickens, rabbits, goats, sheep, a cow and an alpaca-were rescued and transported to the barn at the MSPCA-Nevins Farm.

On Dec. 27, the animals were brought from a central Massachusetts property in Middlesex County to Nevins Farm, immediately taken into the barn to warm up and wait to be checked out by veterinarians.

"Some of the animals are in rough shape, with various illnesses that we'll need to treat-but the primary issue is that they did not have adequate shelter to protect against the bitter cold, which resulted in a collapse of their collective health," said Mike Keiley, director of adoption centers and programs at the MSPCA-Angell, in a statement.

On Tuesday, the MSPCA was happy to report that of the 26 animals rescued, a majority of them have been adopted.

"Once news of their rescue broke the adoption team was flooded with hundreds of inquiries from all over New England," said MSPCA spokesperson Rob Halpin, "and it wasn't long before most of the animals went home."

Nevins Farm reports that as of Wednesday only five farm birds-"broilers" bred for meat but will instead live out their days as pets-and one rabbit named "Tito," remain on the farm.

Robbie the alpaca was adopted by a family in West Newbury and he now lives with five other alpacas. Anyone interested adopting can email methuenadoptions@mspca.org for more info.

Photos via MSPCA