Sir Paul McCartney has confessed he is embarrassed when visitors see the state of his sheep, because they live to be so old on his farm.
The vegetarian musician keeps a flock at his property, but he refuses to send them to an abattoir and they are there until they die of old age,
In an interview for Radio 4's The Food Programme, to be broadcast on Sunday, he points out that few people ever see elderly sheep and are surprised by their appearance.
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