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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T17:54:36.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nAmanda Owen has sparked a fierce backlash after sharing a graphic video showing a lamb being skinned as part of a farming procedure.\n\nThe Yorkshire Shepherdess posted the footage on social media, warning viewers about its sensitive nature.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe clip showed Ms Owen carrying out a traditional farming technique after a lamb died shortly after birth.\n\nIn the caption, she explained the process was intended to help another ewe accept an orphaned lamb.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n“Was it worth it?” she wrote. “So by taking one lamb from the latter is that two ewes with accompanying lambs can go away with a lamb a piece. So yes, it absolutely was worth it.”\n\nMs Owen explained that one ewe had lost both of her lambs but still had milk, while another could not feed both of her twins.\n\nThe procedure, she said, was designed to ensure both animals could successfully rear a lamb.\n\n“I don’t wish to offend or upset anyone but I truly want to share what doing your best can sometimes involve,” she wrote.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nShe added that the method is a recognised practice in animal husbandry and insisted it was carried out with care and respect.\n\n“I treat it carefully and respectfully, which is all that anyone could hope for,” she said.\n\nDespite the warnings, the post quickly drew a wave of criticism from some viewers.\n\nSeveral accused Ms Owen of going too far by sharing the footage publicly.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:\n\n\n\n\n  * Former ITV Loose Women panellist blasts show for becoming 'too woke'\n  * Kanye West 'looks forward' to his next shows amid French gig cancellation: 'Not welcome!'\n  * Sharon Osbourne surprises fans with plan to attend Unite the Kingdom rally: ‘See you at the march!’\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n“People do not want too see this. You are going too far wigh this,” one wrote.\n\nAnother added: “This is not normal !!!”\n\nA third commented: “This is sick and I hope she did not do this in front of her children, it should not have been seen.”\n\nOthers questioned whether the procedure should have been filmed at all.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n“This is not very nice to film. We do not want to see a baby lamb being skinned,” one said.\n\nAnother added: “It's disgusting that you're doing it in front of the other lambs and sheep... You could've done it off to the side!!”\n\nHowever, Ms Owen also received support from followers who defended her decision to show the realities of farming life.\n\nSome praised her for being open about practices that are rarely seen by the public.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n“So amazing! Well done and its life,” one supporter wrote.\n\nAnother added: “I found it highly interesting and love the real and honest side of farm life.”\n\nOthers urged critics to simply avoid watching the content if they found it upsetting.\n\n“Get a grip, its farm life or scroll on, you didn’t have to watch it and you were warned,” one commented.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Amanda Owen backlash erupts over ‘graphic’ lamb video: ‘You should be ashamed!’"
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