Is Lamb ?

From the Gulf comes the distressing news that a ship carrying 57,000 sheep from Australia to Saudi Arabia (Sadly I don't think they're founding a knitwear industry ...) is stuck at sea after the Saudis refused it entry. The sheep are dying due to the heat - more than 3,000 so far.

Apparently the owners are trying to give the sheep away - to the Baa'th Party ?