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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Monika Pronczuk

On Eid al-Adha, Senegal's star sheep are for luxury, not sacrifice

Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

When Cheikh Moustapha Seck, a 24-year-old sheep breeder from Senegal, speaks about his animals, his face lights up.

“You need love and patience to work with the sheep,” said Seck, affectionately stroking the long neck of Sonko, his champion sheep, named after the country’s new prime minister.

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