New Zealanders mourn the death of Shrek (celebrity sheep)

New Zealanders mourns the death of shrek,celebrity sheep,the world shaggiest sheep.The 17-year-old Merino sheep was put to sleep after a long celebrity life that included TV shows, national tours, his own barn and even a personal carer.he even made it into the pages of Playboy magazine.

Shrek captured the public's imagination in 2004 after he evaded the annual shearing round-ups for seven years by hiding in caves on his farm on South Island. When finally found, he was clad in an astonishing 27kg of wool.

Shrek was one of about 17,000 sheep on the the 27,000-acre Bendigo farm in the small town of Tarras.
Mr Perriam believes Shrek was able to survive the winters and avoid detection by moving about a series of sheltered caves and by munching on small native shrubs.
'It's bizarre that we missed him seven years in a row,' he said.
'But from his point of view, it was the perfect environment.'
After Shrek became a star, Mr Perriam gave him his own barn and showroom. Shrek even had a personal carer to look after him when he became sick, before being put to sleep yesterday at the age of 17.
Mr Perriam said that as well as laying claim to being New Zealand's woolliest sheep, Shrek may also have been its oldest.
Most sheep live for no more than six years before being slaughtered.
Since Shrek's death, tributes have been pouring in online, including on the Facebook page 'R.I.P Shrek the Sheep.'
One wrote 'Swift Wings Old Boy... There's a yummy green paddock (pasture) waiting for you.'
Mr Perriam is planning a funeral service and will ask a friend to scatter Shrek's ashes on top of Mount Cook, New Zealand's tallest mountain.FARE-WOOL SHREK