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| Stefano shearing "Bella", one of our female Angora Goats |
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Stefano and I do not have children (of the 2-legged persuasion), but we do share our home and property with several furry and feathered friends which I refer to as “my little ones.”
I have always been an animal lover, but living in the city of Atlanta, we simply could not have many pets. For 16 years, we shared our home with my two best friends, indoor cats named of Patti & Spid. Spid passed away Oct. 16 2006, and Patti left us on Nov. 5, 2006. We now have two new kitties, Petite Syrah, and Picasso, who are keeping us on our toes. I also have a horse, Idao, a Selle Fracais 17.3 hand jumper from France. He also made the trip to California, and lives with our goats & llamas.
When we moved to our 77 acre property in California, I was counting the number of animals I was going to rescue. Since we moved to Amador county, I have adopted 4 adult barn-cats (our “gopher-patrol” - Stevie, Peabo, Maxine and Squirt), and one lovable mutt, Tux. Additionally, Avio is also home to 2 pet mallard ducks & 1 Magpie duck, 3 guinea hens, one Dutch Bunny, 5 hens, 2 roosters, one peacock (Francois), one Nubora goat (A nubian/angora mix) 2 Angora goats, and 6 Barbados sheep. Lastly, I have a male llama (Pork Chop), and a female llama (Zorro). I have posted pictures of a few of these guys for you to enjoy Click here to see members of the Avio Ark, and encourage everyone to adopt a pet from the humane society or your local animal shelter; these animals ask for so little and give so much in return.
