Andy and his brother, CJ, were the two hardest rescues that we have experienced so far. When they arrived at the sanctuary – they were both in such rough shape. Andy came to us as a nine year old, Holstein steer. He is so so tall (about 6 feet from hoof to head) and overall just BIG! He and CJ were bottle fed as babies together and when they were about five years old, their caretaker could not keep them. He had them living at another farm for a few years and that farm wanted to send them to slaughter. He didn’t understand that they were this old man’s companions. When Andy came to live on the sanctuary, he was underweight and clearly neglected. He was so dirty and his tail hair was matted together. His hooves were so badly overgrown and you could tell it was hard for him to walk. He has bad arthritis and sometimes he gets a slight twitch in his back legs. He has come a long way since he first came to live with us. His arthritis is being taken care of and he has gained weight and can walk comfortably. He does not seem to trust humans and if you go to put your hand out he tends to sniff you and then almost look at you with complete disgust. He allows us to scratch his butt when he wants it, but other than that he keeps to himself. He will literally eat anything you try to give him and is usually hanging out with Bunky and Jojo.