Archive for the ‘Goat Love’ Category
Royal Goat Forgotten at Royal Wedding
With all the to-do about the Royal Wedding, no one mentioned the Royal Goat? Where *are* these people’s priorities?
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Benny the Goat Is Safe — For Now
Benny the goat in Berlin, Connecticut is safe — for now.
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GoatSpotting: Etruscan Goats!
Mary Jane Cryan is an American-Irish writer who lives in the part of central Italy that used to be known as Etruria. She also happens to enjoy goaties and passed along these adorable photos of Mini-Himalayans living in up Etruscan-style:
La dolce vita della capra
WHAT? The Romans have taken over? MAAAADNESS!
If you’d like to learn more about Mary Jane and the mysterious Etruscan civilization, you can check out her book Eturia – travel, history and itineraries in central Italy, website Elegant Etruria, blog 50 Years in Italy, and Facebook group Elegant Etruria Friends — and for some multimedia fun, be sure to download our recent Eye on Italy podcast: Exploring Eturia with Mary Jane Cryan.
Remember, if you see a goat out and about, snap a photo and send it in to GoatSpotting!
Berlin CT: Let Sheri Sala Keep Benny the Goat!
Benny the Goat in Berlin, CT
I like to keep an eye on fun and interesting goat tales, which is how I end up sharing items like Tori Spelling’s pygmy and the goat symphony video.
But the other day I came across a disturbing story out of Berlin, Connecticut about Benny the Nigerian Dwarf goat. I knew I had to do more than send out a tweet about it or post the article on Facebook.
Here’s the deal:
Sheri Sala has kept Benny the goat since bottle-feeding him as a three-week old kid. Benny is a Nigerian Dwarf goat, neutered, de-horned and vaccinated, and lives beside his best animal friend, a Pomeranian.
Benny is a pet, plain and simple.
But officials in Berlin are taking a hard line on zoning laws that require three acres of land in order to keep a goat (Sheri has a quarter of an acre). The zoning laws also apply to rabbits, chickens, and other animals commonly kept, so there’s no telling where town officials will stop.
At this point, Sheri has filed a request for a variance to keep Benny, but she can use your help leading up to the hearing on APRIL 26.
I can’t imagine the stress Sheri is facing, so I looked her up on Facebook and offered to set up a page in support of her and Benny. Here it is:
Berlin CT: Let Sheri Sala Keep Benny the Goat
I ask that if you support Sheri and Benny that you “like” the page and spread the word around among your goatie friends. For more ideas on what you can do to help, please go to the “info” tab on the Facebook page.
If Benny were in a bad situation, that would be one thing, but Benny is in a loving home with plenty of room — a quarter of an acre is certainly plenty for a dwarf goat– so let’s help keep Benny in the only home he’s ever known.
Thank you, Goat Berries readers!
Tori Spelling Doing Her Little Turn on the Goat Walk (Yeah)
A few weeks ago on the Goat Berries Facebook page, I posted this photo of Tori Spelling and her son Liam walking their pet goat in Los Angeles and noted that this is *exactly* what I wear when I’m out with the girls. Ahem.
©Startraks Photo/Rex Features
I wasn’t going to even mention Tori and her goat here, but then this morning I saw some more news regarding Tori and Juliet (the goat) attending an event for The Fabulous Beekman Boys.
Now don’t get me wrong, I love that goats are becoming more appreciated because of some high-profile caretakers, but I also hope the romanticism of owning a goat doesn’t become confounded with the hard work it entails and just how much you need to know about these animals to take proper care of them. And by the way, as loyal Goat Berries readers know, you shouldn’t just take *one* in. Goat 101 tells us that goats like to live at least in pairs.
I’m a little afraid that some well-intentioned goat-loving people will see the cuteness (and let’s be honest, the cuteness factor of pygmy goats in particular is off the charts) and step into Easter Chick Syndrome, whereby people gift adorable little chicks to their kids, erm children, but don’t think much beyond what happens when the chick grows beyond fuzzy cuteness — if the chick gets that far, assuming the parents have done research on how to take care of the little one.
Anyway, hopefully my fears are unfounded, but it was just a little something I was thinking about this morning, which in turn reminded me of some photos I took of P walking Pasqualina and our ex-goat Margherita back when they were kids.
I could be biased, but Tori and Juliet have got *nothing* on P and the girls:
Just a boy and his goats
Daddy and the girls
Buon weekend!
P.S. The title is a reference to Right Said Fred’s classic I’m Too Sexy — yes, I know you didn’t miss the reference, but I couldn’t miss the chance to include a link so you, too, could shake your little tush.
Another Goat Birthday, Another Banana
A year ago, we were welcoming Pinta into the world — you can read about it in great detail at her birth story.
Here’s a look at her at about two weeks old:
She's a dance, dance, dancin' machine
And here she is now:
Oh my how you've grown!
Yes, that’s her little heart still visible on her side!
Yesterday, Pinters celebrated one year on the planet with her caprine ma, her human ma, and a banana:
The birthday banana
Oh, and lots and lots of petties.
The birthday goat!
Auguri Pintaruccia!
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GoatSpotting!
Goats that readers have spotted out and about. Send your photos to michelle(at)goatberries(dot)com!
