{"id":1186398,"date":"2026-03-16T12:17:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T19:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/?post_type=feature&#038;p=1186398"},"modified":"2026-03-20T09:13:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T16:13:14","slug":"share-sheep-story","status":"publish","type":"feature","link":"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/features\/share-sheep-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Has\u00a0a Sheep Ever Surprised You? Share Their Story!\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If&nbsp;you\u2019ve&nbsp;ever met, or if you share your life with,&nbsp;sheep who&nbsp;have surprised you with their unique&nbsp;personalities, deep&nbsp;family bonds and&nbsp;friendships,&nbsp;problem-solving skills,&nbsp;acts of&nbsp;altruism&nbsp;or courage, or something else, please let us know!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are\u00a0gathering\u00a0true stories that will show people that sheep are not just something that goes into a woolly hat or a shearling coat, but an individual, curious, affectionate, clever. <strong>Please\u00a0share your stories\u00a0below!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"formbuilder-embed\" style=\"width: 70%;\"><p class=\"aligncenter\">All fields in <strong>bold<\/strong> are mandatory.<\/p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/xhtml1\/DTD\/xhtml1-transitional.dtd\">\r\n\r\n<html xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">\r\n<head>\r\n<title>FormBuilder Form - 4327<\/title>\r\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fsapapplications.org:443\/style\/formbuilder.css\" \/>\r\n\t<meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; 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