Helen was born blind on a dairy farm 19 years ago, and when her former owners could no longer provide her with the care she needed, they started searching for a sanctuary for her. That’s when Uncle Neil’s Home stepped in.
The day Helen arrived at her new home, she was so confused. She had no idea where she was, and though her rescuers did their best to make her feel calm and welcome, their hearts broke for her.
“When Helen first arrived, she was very upset,” Rian Feldman, founder and president of Uncle Neil’s Home, told The Dodo. “She is blind and had just been taken from the only environment she had known for 19 years. She wouldn’t eat [and] she didn’t move around much. So much was new to her — new voices, new food, new surroundings, new sounds and smells. She was very uncomfortable and worried. She didn’t know if she was …