Unwanted Male Goats from Small Dairy Farm Abandoned at Animal
Place January 2, 2013  Two tiny goats left in a wire crate in
the driveway of Animal Place sanctuary are safe and sound,
looking for permanent placement. Luckily, neither goat froze to
death or were harmed by predators overnight.   The goats are
victims of the dairy industry. A week prior to their
abandonment, a man stopped by the Animal Place Grass Valley
offices and asked if we would take in two unwanted 8-mos-old
male Nigerian Dwarf goats. He had started a small dairy farm and
some of the female goats gave birth to males. They do not
produce milk and they are not eaten frequently. No longer
interested in caring for non-milk producing animals, the man
wanted to "get rid of" the two juvenile goats.   He was told the
sanctuary could not take in his animals because of several
recent rescues and because we are unable to take in every single
animal individuals no longer want to provide care for. We
offered to assist in placing the goats, so they could