Portland, OR — Matt Minnick is a small farmer in Portland who is now very upset after a Washington County Sheriff’s Office Deputy shot and killed his top breeding goat Sunday morning.
Because of the new construction by Minnick’s property, some damage was caused to a portion of his fence that his $1,200 prized New Zealand goat named Volt managed to escape through.
Volt was not some pit bull or rabid German Shepard — he was a goat.
As a friendly reminder, when children go to petting zoos, they are surrounded by these animals. There are thousands of petting zoos throughout the country at which children interact with goats on a daily basis. Amazingly enough, none of these children ‘fear for their lives’ and kill any of these goats.
Minnick takes responsibility for the fact that his goat escaped, saying, “Goats are escape artists, and I’m the farmer. I see this as partly my fault because I didn’t keep a closer eye on my perimeter.” However, he says there was no reason for killing Volt.
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I can't remember the last time somebody lost his life to a domesticated goat.
ReplyDeleteThat cop acted like a coward.
ReplyDelete"Kops" are so stupid.
ReplyDeleteMust have been a city cop in the country!
ReplyDeleteConvicted murdering monsters don't kill people visiting them so why do we have a prisons. Makes no sense. Right?
ReplyDeleteCop with little man syndrome. Needs serious help. Also, charge him with animal cruelty.
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