Posted on 08/24/2009 10:43:26 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
I don’t think the issue was her slaughtering her own livestock, as many farmers and butchers slaughter animals quite frequently and nobody except Peta complains or calls the local authorities. However, farmers don’t paint their animals and then stick them in the trunk of a sedan in the middle of summer.
If that had been a ‘cute’ animal like a dog or cat in the trunk, or even a child in the backseat, people would be up in arms over the situation. Just because an animal will eventually be killed and eaten doesn’t mean anyone’s allowed to mistreat it until then.
Also, it doesn’t mention where the lady got the goat, if it was even her goat to begin with, whether she had the slightest experience caring for goats and/or properly and humanely butchering them, etc, etc. I highly doubt anyone would’ve called animal control if the goat had been in the possession of a farmer or butcher and was being transported in a suitable way.
Bingo....
Zoykes!
I’m over it. Brett broke my heart, but we had a good run...
If you keep a purple goat in your trunk, you shouldn't be surprised when a repairman finds it.
While there may be no laws about ‘transporting it in the trunk of a car’, since our legislators can’t think up every possible inhumane thing someone could do to an animal, it would probably fall under ‘animal cruelty’ since it’s putting a live animal into an enclosed, non-ventilated trunk (a Malibu isn’t a station wagon) in the warmest part of the summer. Also, there ARE laws about keeping animals in cages, enclosures, carriers, etc, and the bare minimum is that the animal has to be able to stand up and turn around, neither of which an average-sized goat would have been able to do in that car trunk.
The point is, the goat was taken away from this woman because she was mistreating it.
The last time I adopted a cat from the local SPCA, they told me to bring a pillow case for the drive home. A dark, enclosed, space will cause the animal to remain calm during transport. While a cat isn't a goat, the behavior is fairly universal, I know for a fact it works on chickens too. I drive an '05 Malibu, and the trunk is cavernous, and while it wouldn't be appropriate for long term restraint, for a 30 minute or an hour drive, in Minnesota temperatures, ....not even approaching cruel.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.