Paul O'Grady adopts lamb found in wheelie bin

TV presenter Paul O'Grady has adopted a lamb found dumped in a wheelie bin.

The month-old lamb was found with an eye injury in a bin in Manchester last month before being rescued by the RSPCA.

The Birkenhead born TV presenter and comedian has taken the now healthy lamb to live with a small flock of sheep and several other animals at his home in Kent.

The comedian and television presenter said:

'Winston is a big, strong, healthy boy now - nothing like the state he was in when they found him.

'He's skipping around and has got his own barn so he is very happy. He's very friendly and loves human company. He's in his element.'

RSPCA inspector Caroline Hall said:

'We still need to find out who was behind Winston being dumped, but it's so nice to see him gambolling around in his new home.

'We are very grateful to Paul and his animal care staff for helping to give Winston such a great new start in life after his unhappy beginnings.'

Anyone with information about how the lamb came to be abandoned can contact the RSPCA on 0300 1234 999.