{"id":53484,"date":"2014-12-04T00:09:03","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T08:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=53484"},"modified":"2014-12-04T00:09:03","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T08:09:03","slug":"mr-g-and-jellybean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/53484","title":{"rendered":"Mr. G and Jellybean"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tI should probably assume that when something goes “viral” on the Internet, you’ve seen it already \u2026<\/p>\n

But what if you haven’t?<\/p>\n

Some stories are just too heartwarming not to share\u2014just in case. For instance, the story of Mr. G and Jellybean.<\/p>\n

In a nutshell, Mr. G (a goat) and Jellybean (a donkey) were rescued, among many other animals, from an abusive California owner a few months ago. They were taken to separate animal sanctuaries in hopes of giving them happier homes.<\/p>\n

And yet, Mr. G wasn’t happy. At all.<\/p>\n

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Photo of Mr. G courtesy of Animal Place via Facebook.com\/mrgjellybean<\/p><\/div>\n

After arriving at Animal Place in Grass Valley, California, the 10-year-old goat stopped eating. For days, he wouldn’t even get up from the corner of his stall to go outside. Neither treats nor tenderness would perk him up despite a clean bill of health from a veterinarian.<\/p>\n

There was only one thing to do …<\/p>\n

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Photo by Grievous via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

There was only one “someone” who could come lumbering (lop ears and all) to the rescue …<\/p>\n

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Photo of Jellybean courtesy of Animal Place via Facebook.com\/mrgjellybean<\/p><\/div>\n

Yup.<\/p>\n

Grab a tissue and watch \u2026<\/p>\n