海伦是一只盲的、孤独的、被所有其他动物忽视的野牛，她似乎注定要孤独，但后来她遇到了奥利弗

海伦是一只盲的、孤独的、被所有其他动物忽视的野牛，她似乎注定要孤独，但后来她遇到了奥利弗

This is Helen, a blind bison that has spent years at Oregon’s Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary without making a single friend. She was nervous, suspicious and seemingly destined to live out the rest of her life sad and alone. But then came Oliver. The young Jersey calf was curious from birth and soon managed to break down the barriers that Helen had constructed around herself. She came to trust him, and they became firm friends.

这是海伦，一头失明的野牛，在俄勒冈州的灯塔农场禁猎区呆了好几年，一个朋友都没有。她紧张、多疑，似乎注定要孤独悲伤地度过余生。然后奥利弗来了。泽西小牛从出生起就充满了好奇心，很快就打破了海伦在自己周围筑起的屏障。她开始相信他了，他们成了坚定的朋友。

Now, the pair are inseparable. Helen seems to have ‘adopted’ Oliver, and Oliver’s fur has even changed colors as he grew older and now it matches hers.

现在，这一对是不可分割的。海伦似乎是“收养”了奥利弗，奥利弗的皮毛甚至随着年龄的增长而改变了颜色，现在它和她的很相配。

“He’s actually turned into a baby buffalo,” Lighthouse Sanctuary’s Gwen Jakubisin told USA Today. “The change in her demeanor is incredible, her joy is palpable.”

灯塔保护区的格温·雅库比辛告诉《今日美国》:“他实际上变成了一头小水牛。”“她举止的变化令人难以置信，她的喜悦显而易见。”

Jakubisin sees their relationship like that of a loving nanny who cares for a baby. “Betsy (Oliver’s mom) usually drops Oliver off at ‘daycare’ and roams around while Helen watches over him for the rest of day, and she’s cool with that,” she said.

雅库比辛认为他们之间的关系就像一个爱孩子的保姆。她说:“贝琪(奥利弗的妈妈)通常会把奥利弗送到‘托儿所’，然后在海伦的照看下闲逛一整天，她对此很坦然。”

“I catch them grooming each other which is amazing because I don’t think Helen has ever had that opportunity to express that motherly instinct before.”

“我发现它们在互相梳理毛发，这很神奇，因为我觉得海伦以前从来没有机会表达这种母性本能。”

The powerful friendship has brought Helen out of her shell, giving her the confidence to go and befriend other animals in the sanctuary, too.

强大的友谊使海伦走出了自己的“保护壳”，给了她信心去保护所里的其他动物。

The sanctuary itself is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and, when appropriate, rehoming of abused and neglected farmed animals. According to their website, over 200 animals, including pigs, cows, horses, chickens, sheep, and goats are homed there.

保护区本身致力于拯救、恢复和在适当的时候重新安置被虐待和被忽视的养殖动物。根据他们的网站，超过200种动物，包括猪、牛、马、鸡、羊和山羊都被安置在那里。

Their mission is to “help shine a light on the realities of animal agriculture and lead the way to a more compassionate world.”

他们的使命是“帮助阐明动物农业的现实，并引导人们走向一个更有同情心的世界。”

This is done through facilitating meaningful relationships between people and the animals that they care for.

这是通过促进人们和他们所关心的动物之间有意义的关系来实现的。

“At Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary we believe that every individual has the right to freedom,” they write. “Freedom from pain, freedom from fear, and freedom from oppression. We provide those with the most heartbreaking stories hope and the promise of the freedom to be themselves. A promise of companionship, of love, and of care.”

“在灯塔农场保护区，我们相信每个人都有自由的权利，”他们写道。“免于痛苦，免于恐惧，免于压迫。我们为那些最心碎的动物提供希望和自由做自己的承诺。一个陪伴，爱和关心的承诺。”

“Our sanctuary is home to 250 non-human animals who have seen the very worst of humanity and every day they amaze us with their profound abilities to love and to be loved, even after the tragedies they have endured. Our goal is to share their stories with the community and bring about positive change in the way they are viewed by society.”

“我们的避难所是250只非人类动物的家园，它们目睹了人类最糟糕的一面，即使在它们经历了悲剧之后，它们每天仍以其深刻的爱与被爱的能力令我们惊叹。”我们的目标是与社区分享他们的故事，并在社会看待他们的方式上带来积极的改变。”

“By fostering beautiful, meaningful bonds between people and the animals they may see as “food” or as “things” we are changing the future for the individuals who mean so much to us.”

“通过在人类和动物之间培育美丽而有意义的纽带，他们可能把这些动物视为‘食物’或‘东西’，我们正在改变那些对我们意义重大的个体的未来。”

“People who visit and volunteer at the sanctuary often comment on the unique sense of peace they feel when being here. All of our residents cohabitate peacefully and have strong friendships with one another. They know they are safe and loved. We like to call it a kind of magic created by love, trust, and understanding.”

“来这里参观和做志愿者的人经常会对他们在这里感受到的独特的平静感发表评论。我们所有的居民都和平地生活在一起，彼此之间有着深厚的友谊。他们知道自己是安全和被爱的。我们喜欢称它为一种由爱、信任和理解创造的魔法。”

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