A two legged lamb has been saved from the roasting pan

There's nothing we enjoy more than a roasted leg of lamb, but we have heart, yes, even here in the Voodoo Kitchen, we care.

A two legged lamb has been saved from the roasting pan after he showed determination to get up and walk.

This young lamb, was born with just two legs and usually would have been killed at birth.

But sheep farmer Cui Jinxiu was so moved by his struggle to survive she began to hand-rear him.

She said: "He was so determined to live he pulled himself up onto his own two feet and started drinking his mother's milk. I couldn't let him die."

Now this little lamb, who weighed in at just 11 lbs when he was born, and Cui are inseparable.

Cui added: "He may only have two legs but he gets around very quickly and is pretty steady on his feet. He follows me everywhere and I haven't got the heart to slaughter him. 

"He doesn't mind (having two legs). He has such a friendly personality and I don't think he even realises he's disabled."