Tunis Pelts

These pelts are from Tunis sheep that needed to go to the abattoir.  We are a zero-waste farm, the best way to honor an animal is to use every part of them.  The Tunis sheep is a heritage breed and is on the Shave 'em to save 'em program with the Livestock Conservancy as they are critically endangered.  "The name Tunis describes the breed’s connections to foundation stock from Tunisia in North Africa. North African sheep, variously described as “fat tailed,” “broad tailed,” and “Barbary” sheep, were brought to the US as a gift by the Bey of Tunis to George Washington in the late 1700s. The pair was placed with Judge Richard Peters of Belmont, Pennsylvania, who made rams available and gave away lambs to help spread this sheep breed to others. References to these sheep appear in letters, journals, and farm records of some of the leading agriculturists and citizens of the day, including John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Richard Peters, Charles Roundtree, and George Washington Custis. Graduall