Tibetan Businessmen Rescued a Truckload of Sheep

Dharamshala: On the 29^th of Lhakar ‘White Wednesday’, a group of Tibetan businessmen from Dzadu village in Kham Region purchased a truck full of sheep from Chinese business people in hope of saving the sheep lives.

Before the rescue, the sheep were arranged to be sent to various Chinese cities to be slaughtered. After the purchase, the sheep were sent to Zelkar monastery in Dzadu village, and thereafter were care for by a Tibetan villager. In return, the Zelkar monastery gave the businessmen Khadak scarves to thank them for saving the animals. By saving the animal lives, they hope for the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and for a resolution to the Tibetan crisis.