PETA

[Mary Stetler]

Instead of animal welfare under rodeo title, we can put it here.
I have had cows, horses, sheep, dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, snakes...I don't DO Goats!
I have provided the best care I could. I have put them down on occasion. There was one person who found fault with how I kept them, not understanding the situation. And I have looked around the area and not liked how some others kept their animals.
I never neglected them or abused my animals. although I did yell at them many times.

 

[Don Alaska]

I don't know why you don't do goats @Mary Stetler. Along with pigs, they are the smart livestock. We had all the listed stuff above except cattle and horses. I had a rule that all livestock on our place had to contribute something other than companionship. I didn't have the patience to wait for beef to mature, and I had no use for horses, the most expensive livestock to own in Alaska because our winters are so long and quality hay is outrageously expensive. Highland cattle do okay here, but most other breeds require heated shelter.