Nov. 13 (UPI) — A sheep on the loose for 45 days in Ohio was finally captured when a 13-year-old girl on horseback managed to lasso the animal.
Janine Smalley, owner and founder of Whispering Acres Farm Animal Sanctuary, and one of her volunteers, Rebecca Roxberry, launched a search for the American blackbelly sheep after it was spotted wandering loose in Wadsworth in September.
The search for the sheep took off on social media, with a “Catching the Wadsworth Sheep” Facebook event and posts from local residents and groups including the Wadsworth Police Department…