Fern

In 2009, Fern was born at a goat milk and meat facility in upstate New York. A concerned woman spotted evidence of neglect at this facility and one little goat in particular caught her attention. Fern’s back leg was dangling from an obvious break and the tips of her ears were bloody and scabbed from frostbite. When the woman inquired about her leg, the farm’s operator shrugged, saying that Fern probably got caught in a fence and she would heal on her own.

Fern enjoying the goat barn.

Fern snacking on hay at sunset.

Unable to deal with such suffering, the woman convinced the facility to surrender Fern and then brought her to a vet, who was able to set the leg in a splint. This kind woman then called us, and we welcomed Fern with open arms. Almost immediately, Fern made lots of new friends.

Fern’s leg thankfully healed with medical attention and, over a decade later, she is loving her life in sanctuary. She is so sweet and friendly, will cuddle right up to visitors, and is always one of the first goats to welcome new friends to the herd.

Fern enjoying time outside the goat barn.