North Carolina alerts Farm Adventures guests about potential rabies risk following positive tests in baby goats.
Health officials in North Carolina are urging individuals who interacted with baby goats at a mobile petting zoo to reach out to their local health departments due to several goats testing positive for rabies. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) reported that the infected goats came from Farm Adventures, a mobile […]
North Carolina issues a rabies alert following positive tests in petting zoo goats.
Rabies Warning for Visitors of Mobile Petting Zoo in North Carolina Health officials in North Carolina are advising anyone who interacted with baby goats at a mobile petting zoo to reach out to their local health department. This comes after several goats were found to be rabid. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human […]
Goats that skipped their fare are back home after riding a public bus in Portland during the morning rush.
Two curious goats recently made headlines by attempting to hitch a ride on a public bus in Portland, but they’ve now safely returned to their owners. Known as ‘Billy the Kid’ and ‘Billy the Goat,’ these playful pygmy goats were caught in the act, and their antics quickly went viral. The update came from the […]
Wage adjustments in California are expected to drive wildfire-fighting goats out of work, according to their owners.
Goat owners involved in wildfire prevention in California are voicing concerns that a newly implemented wage law could drive their businesses under. Approximately 20% of California’s 500,000 sheep and 125,000 goats are actively engaged in controlled grazing, using their appetite for vegetation to help lower wildfire risks, according to a March report from the California […]
Seriously: ‘Ecofeminist’ class at UVA has students seeking advice from goats and lichen on issues of oppression
Alumni Groups Challenge UVA Course Curriculum Alumni associations are raising concerns about the academic integrity of state-funded classes at the University of Virginia. One such course, taught by a non-heterosexual poet, encourages students to engage in discussions about animals they perceive as oppressed. The Jefferson Council, a noted alumni group, expressed its commitment to reinstating […]
Inside Shamsud Din Jabbar’s squalid home where sheep and goats roam
HOUSTON — The terrorist who drove a truck out of control on New Orleans' busy Bourbon Street, killing at least 10 people, was an American-born military veteran who lived in a dilapidated trailer park where he kept sheep and goats in his yard several blocks away. It is far away from the local mosque. Authorities […]