Yesterday, 16 people in our program organized ourselves a trip to the Caledonian Livestock Market in Stirling. We had a good time, watched a lot of sheep, and were treated kindly by some very confused farmers. "Eh, wha' a' ye gihls all doin heah a' tha meirket?" Here, in pictures, is an abbreviated tour to the Livestock Market:



This was about half the Market crew, bright-eyed and ready for our adventures.



The sheep (about 2000 of them) were kept in pens like this...



...Or this.



The fat lambs (the technical term for all lambs going to slaughter, not just the fat ones) were weighed in groups on this scale.



Then, they were sold in the auction ring, where the auctioneer was easier to understand than most American auctioneers.



They were then loaded onto a lorry (trailer), then taken to slaughter a happy meadow to frolic and play (better, Bianca?).



Check out this quadruple-decker lorry!



We also saw some big ol' bulls (casting or culled, to those who care) loaded into a double decker lorry.



After a long day at the Market, we got on the train back to Edinburgh. Mmm... digestives biscuits...


The only sour note in the whole day was this gross abrasion/ blister thing I got (click on link for picture). Ouch!

Definitely a fun day.