Caring cow acts as surrogate mother to ballycanew foal

A young farmer in County Wexford is being praised for pairing an orphaned foal with a caring cow as a surrogate mother

Charlie Devereux from the Ballycanew area came up with the idea after foster mares for young foal Thomas weren't bonding with the horse. The 8 year old suggesting matching Thomas with an injured cow Rusty who has acted as a mother figure ever since. Charlie's father Des told South East Radio, Rusty's maternal instincts meant she wasn't going to leave the foal on his own: [audio mp3="https://www.southeastradio.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Des-Devereux-Foal.mp3"][/audio]