We currently have 50 sheep. We recognize that they do indeed have individual personalities. They also have a fairly complex and stable heirarchy. They are a society, and until a shepherd takes the time to observe, it's a secret society. The Secret Society of Sheep. They have different preferences for grazing, shade, water. They have their own spots in which to sleep at night. They each have a different reaction to being handled, some are nearly impossible to catch, but once you do, they relax. Some fight and fight. Some come up to be next! Some like, i mean genuinely like dogs, some like people, some like the llama who is their guardian. Some only like sheep. The breed of sheep does have a lot to do with personalities. We have Icelandic Sheep. They tend to have little flocking instinct and are an ancient, intelligent breed. I think people usually do need to distance themselves from the livestock which they kill for food. It's a human reaction. Make them 'things' so you don't feel bad. But the fact of the matter is that every living thing is an individual, and given enough time, and respond affectionately to human kindness. All of our sheep have names. So do our cattle. So do our horses, dogs and barn cats. They live as good a life as we can possible give them. And if they end up in the freezer, well, they lived well until then and were loved.

You sheep loving pervert.

"Baa Ram Ewe"