Bucky's Bull Rescue

09/20/2025

I love this picture of Bucky looking down on the baby. They were all so curious about Walter and clearly wanted to be near him anytime he was outside.

Walter's ashes were delayed and scheduled to be delivered today. I was in the barn when they came and the package needed a signature so they went to the post office, at least he is in Cedar Grove. I will pick him up on Monday morning.

Thank you all again for your support in bringing Walter home. We appreciate all of the love and kindness you've sent our way. You're almost home sweet boy 🩵

09/19/2025

🙏✨❤️ As much as I can

Go do the good you can. The world needs you 💚

09/19/2025

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Please watch 💚
“73 Cows” is a 2018 short film about Jay and Katja Wilde, farmers in England who gave their herd of beef cows to the Hillside Animal Sanctuary and took up vegan organic farming.
Directed produced by Alex Lockwood. In 2019, it won the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BqyiSnhV11I?si=GYGwtx1TRzeeRSQO

09/17/2025

He is loved. I received a message today from Trusted Journeys that Walter will be returning home on Friday. As soon as I heard that I was both happy and incredibly sad. It's not how we had imagined him coming back to the farm. He will return however to a place that valued him and herd that knew him.

He's touched so many people in such a short period of time. I think of all the kisses and snuggles he's received in his short life. We'll have a private memorial for him for those who knew him best and who need to say goodbye properly.

Though broken hearted I am forever grateful that we were able to share this boy's life. His first Mama Cora Christina Coates gave him so much love and support. We're grateful to her for saving this boy and for giving him a chance.

We are also grateful to our community of supporters. When you rally together around a baby, the way you did with Walter, it restores my faith that our work here is meaningful. When we come together to support these sentient precious beings, it makes a difference. You made a difference. 🙏🐄🩵✨

09/13/2025

Help us get our boy home to rest in peace with his herd.

By Bucky's Bull Rescue

09/12/2025

Friends, I got a call this morning at 9:30 a.m. during Walter's CT scan. The surgeon, Dr. Tucker at Purdue reported to me something that we had hoped to not hear. Walter had 6 septic joints which means his joints had been eroding from sepsis. First the cartilage then the bone. One of those joints was in his neck. It's clear this little guy had been in pain for many months but masked it well.

There was no viable option for him to live a pain-free and normal life. While he was under anesthesia and comfortable, we made the difficult decision to choose euthanasia.

I asked Dr. Tucker to be sure that somebody was speaking in his ear as he crossed the rainbow bridge. Telling him he was loved and how much his mommy loves him and that we'll see him again someday.

We're devastated, of course. And grieving the loss of our special boy.

What helps me right now is knowing how much love and support he had in his short little life. It helps me to know that he's not in pain anymore.

Please know that all of your generosity went to allowing us to provide him with a proper diagnostic workup in order to determine what, if any, actions we could have taken. Without this in-depth knowledge from experts, we may not have known what clear path to take. Our final bill was $4,968. We'll have additional costs for his cremation. I know it's difficult to donate when it feels like there's no hope but seeing him through to the end and getting home is essential.

I've asked Purdue to facilitate getting Walter to a local veterinary hospital that does cremation. His ashes will be sent back to us and we will have a proper memorial for him here at the farm.

Finally, I think the best thing we can do for Walter is to not support the dairy industry. He was born on a dairy farm and all too often because of hyperstimulation, artificial insemination and multiple pregnancies close together animals are born with health issues. We've had several here, many who've made it and some who have not.

We will never forget you Walter, you'll always be part of our herd.

09/11/2025

Walter getting his bottle at Purdue this afternoon. He's being visited regularly and they are taking excellent care of him.

Today he needed to get a plasma infusion for low protein levels which they anticipated. His pneumonia is nearly completely resolved, enough so they can do his CT scan tomorrow. It is scheduled for 10:00 a.m.. This is the imaging we'll need to determine our next steps.

He is going to be under general anesthesia which is always scary. So please send lots of love and light to our little Walter tomorrow morning. Thank you for your continued support

09/11/2025

Hello friends. Day two of Walter at Purdue. I spoke to his primary doctor today with regard to his medical conditions. Several are resolving and they are hopeful that they will be able to perform the CT tomorrow. We reviewed the anesthesia plan and they have a lot of safeguards in place.

If for some reason his pneumonia hasn't resolved enough, we'd be looking at Friday for the CT, but I will keep you all posted.

They sent me a picture of him saying good night and I will share that with you now. Good night from Walter 🐄🩵✨

09/10/2025

Friends, thank you so much. Donations have been coming in this morning. We appreciate you supporting our little guy. Here's the recent update from Purdue.

Good morning! This is Bayley (Walter's student) from the Purdue Farm Animal Hospital just providing you with an update. This morning he is looking a little brighter than yesterday and we have made progress on correcting his dehydration. He will remain on fluids throughout the day to continue to maintain his hydration status. He did make a few attempts at standing and was able to be up on his hind limbs for a few minutes. He is taking his bottles well and nibbling on some alfalfa leaves as well. Dr. Anderson and I will be calling you later on this afternoon to give a more thorough update after we consult with his Surgery Team. Thank you and have a nice day!