You've goat to be kidding me — The screaming goat and the neurotic keyboard warrior

[Quinton]

A child's birthday party turned into social media hysterics after a good citizen saw a goat tied to a tree in a public park. She went to Facebook without the facts.

I was in hysterics when I read this.


http://mg.co.za/article/2017-10-16-the-goat-that-survived-a-weekend-in-woodstock

 

[Adrian]

It's funny but also a sad indictment of today's society and the urge to feed social media hysteria.

 

[Nyati]

 

[mdwest]

Not sure whose brighter... the goat.. or the activist..

 

[Hank2211]

Even if the goat had been slaughtered, gutted, skinned and braiied, I don't see where there's any reason for the SPCA to get involved .. . goats, like many animals, are slaughtered with reasonable regularity, and, like many animals (although not donkeys in my unfortunate experience), they tend to have a sixth sense of when it's close, and tend to make some noise. None of that proves cruelty.

But this is a glimpse into the future, unless we stand our ground not only as hunters, but as omnivores.

 

[sierraone]

That story could equally have been in a park in one of our major cities. But at least now know there are idiots in RSA also, not just the USA.

 

[Hogpatrol]

She would fit right in with the rest of the knee jerk politicians in the United States.

 

[ArmyGrunt]

While butchering rabbits in my younger days, I heard a great many screaming in terror. It's definitely true they can sense the end. Maybe watching the others going out before catalyzed the fear, but they seemed to be aware. We always made it swift though.

 

[CAustin]

You can't fix stupid!

 

[CEO]

This reminds me of our neighborhood app where anyone driving slow is scoping out houses to rob, anyone driving fast is a maniac, and every stray cat is a bloodthirsty bobcat stalking your pets and children.

 

[cagkt3]

This reminds me of our neighborhood app where anyone driving slow is scoping out houses to rob, anyone driving fast is a maniac, and every stray cat is a bloodthirsty bobcat stalking your pets and children.

You must live in my neighborhood...

 

[Bullthrower338]

Once again I find yet another reason to hate Facebook!

 

[BRICKBURN]