When people were talking about liking badgers they would talk about them being clean domestic animals, very houseproud and family-oriented.

BBC: Badgers: Splitting public opinion for more than 200 years

Staff used washing up liquid and margarine to clean the animals.

BBC: 'Sticky substance' birds rescued in Devon and Cornwall

Youngsters aren't allowed to ride until they first learn how to groom the animals, clean their hooves, saddle and bridle them and, yes, muck their stalls.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Farms without clean water for their animals.

FORBES: Don't sign the wrong fracking petition

They clean the living space for the animals, pick up manure and fix the landscaping.

CNN: From Beverly Hills to shoveling manure on a farm