Overgrown Australian sheep's fleece 'breaks world record'

Australia's national shearing champion has had to be urgently called in after a heavily overgrown sheep was found wandering near the capital Canberra. Ian Elkins responded after animal welfare officials warned the life of the merino sheep could be in danger because it was so woolly. Sheep can develop serious health issues if they are not regularly shorn.The animal - believed to be male - was "four-to-five times its normal size," welfare official Tammy Ven Dange said. "It's definitely one of the biggest sheep we've ever seen," Ms Ven Danger, head of the RSPCA in the Australian Capital Territory, was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency. She added that the animal was "pretty stressed out" around human beings after what was probably years of solitude. Sept.2 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-34125662

A chart for the Disseminating Moon phase of Sept. 2 drawn for Canberra is shown here. The Moon [24ar] is placed in the 6^th house. Skyscript informs us that the 6^th house rules:

Pets, small animals and lesser cattle (ie., hogs, sheep, goats, rabbits)

The Moon itself is conjunct the stars of Aries, the Ram often depicted as in the image above admiring his fleece! The Moon and the Sun make hard aspects to Jupiter-Neptune. This is a combination that is associated with abundance or overgrowth…and is often compared to a large bubble. Metaphorically that would mean an illusion in which something appears bigger than what it really is! Now wouldn’t that description fit this ram that not having been shorn looked "four-to-five times its normal size."

Finally, note that Saturn (lean) squares Jupiter (excess) and is conjunct stars of the Serpent. Serpents are known to shed their skin and therefore symbolize regeneration, healing and renewal.

[1] http://www.skyscript.co.uk/temples/h6.html