iN VIDEO: Sheep slurps up watermelon to beat the heat in Kamloops

Animals can get heat stroke and die from heat exhaustion when summer temperatures sky-rocket but the owner of a busy farm sanctuary in Kamloops knows how to keep her animals cool.  Jaye Dueck of Eden's Way Farm Sanctuary on Shuswap Road feeds her roughly 60 rescued animals cold or frozen watermelon on the hottest of days. When temperatures hit 37 Celsius on Sunday, Aug. 10, Dueck captured footage of an adorable sheep called Blue diving noisily into a bucket of watermelon. “We ensure everyone gets fresh cold water, filling the buckets twice per day,” she said. “Electrolytes are added on some days and we ensure they can access salt and mineral blocks. There is access to shade and we put out fans too. The rabbit house has air conditioning they run in and out of. The frozen treats help keep them happy and hydrated."  Pools, misting stations and other cold treats like popsicles are also helpful tools. Go here to learn more about Eden's Way Farm Sanctuary. https://edenswayfarmsanctuary.ca/ To contact a reporter for this story, email Shannon Ainslie mailto:sainslie@infonews.ca  or call 250-819-6089 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .