Meet 'Baanksy', the sheep that paints

The Manila Times

Meet 'Baanksy', the sheep that paints  A South African sanctuary for rescued farm animals in the Western Cape is proudly presenting its latest, four-legged artistic marvel — Baanksy the sheep. The ram, who was rescued in 2022 as a newborn lamb, may have been inspired by Pigcasso, the sanctuary’s star pig who passed away earlier this year, says Joanne Lefson the founder of Farm Sanctuary SA. “He used to watch Pigcasso paint," she says. "I mean, I have footage of this. And so he learned to, he learned how to pick up a brush and to paint by watching Pigcasso.”   AFP VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes #worldnews #sheep #animals

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01:12We got the video to prove it.

01:32Yeah, Picasso is an incredible story.

02:00She was rescued back in 2016.

02:02She was the very first rescued farm animal that came to the sanctuary.

02:06And honestly, I just wanted to keep her entertained.

02:08We put soccer balls and different toys in her stall, and there was also a paintbrush

02:13because I do some painting myself.

02:16And she literally ate and destroyed everything except this paintbrush.

02:19And I automatically thought, wow, maybe there's something in this.

02:23And really, just a little bit of creative ideas and a lot of time with her.

02:30It wasn't long before she was picking up this brush, walking towards the canvas and

02:33actually painting across it.

02:35We were shearing the sheep, and the gentleman who was doing it, the hair got stuck in the

02:40blades and he needed a brush or something to clean it.

02:43And my farm manager went and got one of Picasso's brushes, got the hair out of the blade, and

02:48it dropped on the floor.

02:49And at this moment, the sheep that he was shearing walked up to this brush, picked it

02:53up and tried to paint against the stall door.

02:55He was put in the back of the barn because he was very vulnerable.

02:58And he used to watch Picasso paint.

03:00I mean, I have footage of this.

03:02And so he learned how to pick up a brush and to paint by watching Picasso.

03:07Farm Sanctuary SA is a non-profit organization here in Franschhoek, South Africa.

03:12We rescue farm animals that are destined to be slaughtered for food, and we bring them

03:18here to the sanctuary where they can live out their life surrounded by empathy and compassion.

03:23It's also a place where people can come and visit.

03:26They can come face-to-face.

03:29And I care deeply what's happening to these animals behind closed doors on factory farms.

03:33And I really believe that if people—we generally love animals—if people could see what is

03:38happening to them, they would make kinder choices.

03:41So this has been an incredibly positive and creative project whereby using the wonderful

03:47medium of paint and art, we can really attract a wide audience and hopefully inspire them

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