Goats in sanctuary

The Goat


Farmed for their meat, mohair and cashmere, the shy and intelligent goat often suffer neglect and welfare issues.

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Facts About Goats

Goats are intelligent, extremely skillful, but also very shy and careful. They react terribly to noises and fast unknown movements. They can learn very quickly; especially when it comes to enforcing their own needs. Since they are herd animals, at least two goats should always be kept together.

Goat enjoying eating the vegetables

10 Facts about Goats

What do you know about these animals?

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Farmed Animals Gallery

See how farmed animals live in a natural setting

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How Goats Suffer?

Since goats are tough animals who can survive in various harsh environmental conditions, it is widely assumed goats can be kept with low-management effort. This leads to neglect and well-being problems for goats being farmed for their meat, mohair and cashmere.

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Mutilation of Goats

Goats are adapted to the farm environment, instead of vice versa


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Cashmere goat lamb

Cashmere

Cashmere goats are subjected to inhumane practices and harsh conditions so that their wool can be used for luxury clothing


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Angora goats

Mohair

Curly-haired Angora goats endure repeated exposure to distressing shearing practices and painful mutilations for fashion products


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Goats

Live Export in Australia

Australia continues to be one of the world's largest live exporters of animals.


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What Are We Doing to Help?

FOUR PAWS has been working for decades to improve conditions of farmed animals.

Sheep in the farm

FOUR PAWS and the Australian Alliance for Animals

Launch of two-million-strong animal welfare alliance to put animals on political agenda

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Disasters and Farm Animals: Are You Ready?

This guide will help you prepare your farmed animals for when disaster strikes

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Cashmere goat

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