Horse riders have adopted their own pet lamb - after rescuing it when it was left for dead.

And now the waif, named Shaun the Sheep after the character in the Wallace and Gromit film A Close Shave, is to be the focus of a charity concert - Lamb Aid.

The lamb was abandoned at just a week old after he became trapped under rocks, in a gully, and had injured his leg.

Shaun was saved after members of an equestrian centre heard his cries while out on a moorland ride near Rawtenstall.

Judith Weymont, owner of Rawtenstall's Dam Top Riding School, took the lamb under her wing and agreed to give him a good home until he is old enough to go and live with rescued ewes, in Edenfield.

The lamb is now being hand-reared at the Weymont home and has become something of a celebrity after Judith's friend and riding school member, Pat Rothwell, came up with the idea of her husband's band doing a gig in his honour.

Aww, that's cute. Lamb aid, i'm all for that

I saw a poorly lamb whilst on a walk yesterday, it's ears and mouth had gone weird, it had obiously been rejected by it's mother and it was really sad. My mum said we couldn't do anything for it.

awwwww was the lamb okay katie poor lamb

auuww glad the little lamb is ok, its nice to hear stories of animals being saved, always puts a smile on my face


If me and my dad had a huge house with a few acres of land we would defo take in little lambs who have been abandoned and adopt them. I could never eat a little lamb as I instanly get a image of shaun in his little jumper.

aww the poor little lamb i hope he has a very happy life and if i could i would donate some money towards him

How could anyone be so cruel!!!! this is a terrible thing to do to a lamb, I hope whoever did it is punished!

i hope the lamb is alright and safe and sound

:pig1WWWW that is sooooooooo cute

aaaaarrrrrr poor oh poor lamb i wonder when he will be realesed

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrr poor oh poor lamb i wonder when he will be released

Well done to judith Weymont!

glad little shawn has a good start in life hopes he goes on to bigger and better things and nobodys dinner good luck shawn x x x

Lamb aid. Funny and all; lamb tastes so nice, they can't really do much about me filling my tummy with them and roast potatoes!

Nah

shocking, i know.