This sweet goat was not only living outside without adequate food, water, or shelter in the dead of winter, but she was also suffering from a parasite infestation and hobbling on a leg that had been broken and left untreated. Because of Dotty’s disability, the SPCA needed to find a facility that could provide experienced care for the goat while they prosecuted the property owner. Farm Sanctuary took her in and began treatment.
The next month, we were granted legal custody of Dotty, ensuring that she would be safe forever from the person who exposed her to suffering and the threat of a slow death. We are thrilled that Dotty will be able to spend the rest of her life at our New York Shelter, and Dotty is clearly excited about her new circumstances as well. She has become fast friends with a couple of other special-needs goats and also adores all the human attention she now receives. This friendly goat knows her name and runs out to greet visitors who call to her.
