Greek was discharged from the hospital pastoralistwho lost consciousness after an emotional breakdown while tearfully saying goodbye to his 450 purebred sheep. The man was hospitalized in Giannitsa Hospitalhowever, his condition was stabilized and sent home.
A few hours earlier, the farmer said goodbye to the animals he had bred for decades. All 450 sheep were the last of the historic indigenous breed Rumluca. Their destruction due to the threat of the spread of smallpox was a severe emotional blow for him.
The farmer’s wife told STAR: “Family first, then everything else. Since the sixth, we have been living in constant stress. It’s unbearable. What we’re going through is best left undescribed“
“It’s like they’re killing our children”
The farmer, who had been caring for the herd for many years, spoke about what was happening with despair: “It’s as if our children are being killed one by one in front of us.” He emphasized that he had been protecting animals all his life: “I saved them from hunger, from wolves, from everything. When my sheep are gone, do what you want“
He cried, saying that he had never broken down before: “I have never cried in my life, I have never knelt down. But I want to make this video as a souvenir. I’m innocent, I’m pure, it’s not my fault. I took care of them“
The family lived side by side with the herd: the man, his wife and children cared for the animals every day, considering them part of the home and tradition. The loss of the herd was a personal tragedy for them and a blow to their many years of work.
A video was published online showing the last moments of a farmer saying goodbye to his herd, which caused a strong response from users in Greece.
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