No space to spare- an influx of rescued goats

Matt Huggins makes an unusual appeal for new foster homes

First there was one, then there were more, and suddenly almost thirty goats had arrived at Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats within a fortnight. This left us bursting at the seams with a herd of 130, and at maximum capacity.

WHERE DID THEY ALL COME FROM?

As is the way with our rescues, they came from all manner of backgrounds. On this occasion, we even had one young lady arrive late one evening in the back of a police van - unusual, yes, but not a Buttercups first! Our influx has also included a mother and young daughter duo who were abandoned at the side of a main road, as well as a family of thirteen pygmies. They had been kept beside a train line with inadequate fencing (sadly, the less said about this the better), and had received little to no handling. As a result, they were almost completely feral, and loading them all into our trailer was certainly a challenge.

HOW THEY'RE DOING