Cultivate Care farms are in the area.
A woman was killed when a sheep attacked her at a farm.
Kim Taylor, a retired nurse, was alone in a pen at Cultivate Care farms, feeding livestock, when a sheep repeatedly rammed her, according to a Police Department news release.
Police and medical workers responded to a call. Taylor was pronounced dead at the hospital after going into cardiac arrest.
The farm said there were no witnesses.
Cultivate farms is a nonprofit farm that focuses on therapy, wellbeing and community outreach. The organization's approach is to use physical work and connection with the animals to gain insight into clients' own abilities for positive change within themselves and in relationships with others.
The farm has a variety of animals. It offers goat yoga. A support group for teens is headed by case managers.
Staff and volunteers run a farm.
Volunteers help run the farm.
Megan Moran, farm director, said that Kim was beloved by all who worked with her. The Cultivate Care Farms Board and the entire team wish to express their deepest sympathies and support to Kim's family and friends at this incredibly difficult time.
Cultivate said it was working with investigators to sort out the circumstances of the case. The farm said that safety measures are continually reviewed.
Taylor's family said she enjoyed her work at the farm.
Taylor's family said that they take solace in the fact that their mother gave them so much joy through her volunteering.
Taylor was a nurse. She leaves behind two daughters and two children.
Police said that the animal control officer was working with the farm to find out what happened to the sheep.
The farm appeared to be closed to the public on Monday, with chairs and traffic cones blocking the entrance. The farm's red barn was decorated with ornaments and wreath for a winter market that was supposed to take place on Saturday.
It's not an uncommon occurrence.
According to Mark J. Ledoux, a large- animal vet, injuries are not uncommon when working with animals.
Ledoux said he knows of someone killed by livestock. "You have to be careful with animals."
There could be many explanations as to why a sheep might suddenly attack.
The end of the breeding season could cause a ram to act erratically, which is why this time of year is so important. Males are more likely to carry out such attacks in livestock.
He explained that the animal's desire to kill a human isn't the reason for the attacks. Animals don't have logic to know that their actions could hurt someone or that they want to move from one place to another and someone is in the way, Ledoux said.
The relationships between people and livestock aren't always what they should be.
He said that people try to make these things into pets. We have to be careful with animals. It's not like Disney cartoons.
Attacks can go on for a long time.
Attacks by animals are as old as farming. A gravestone in a Warren cemetery shows how a young man was killed by a team of oxen more than 200 years ago.
There can be animal attacks.
A New Braintree farmer was brutally battered by a ram for at least 30 minutes while tending to his sheep in March of 2016
Landine said that a customer came to buy hay. He was bleeding with injuries to his head and neck and had internal injuries.
The farmer died of his injuries six months later.
Most of the animals used in petting zoos are female, but that doesn't mean they can't hurt someone.
He said that it's best to use caution and make good decisions when interacting with livestock.
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Kim Taylor of Wellesley died after being attacked by sheep.
