Here's a search and seizure that everyone can get outraged about, Cedar the goat was seized from his young owner and slaughtered in the name of "fair rules" -

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article265138311.html

I don't think this is a political story although state Senator Brian Dahle, GOP candidate for California governor, was involved. It sounds like he did the right thing - “In response to Plaintiff Long’s inquiry, Sen. Dahle’s representatives informed her that he would not resist her efforts to save Cedar from slaughter".

It seems Cedar was the victim of overzealous fair officials, hope they're enjoying their great PR! There was certainly a lesson here for the child, that livestock animals are raised for consumption and that contracts have consequences. But there was zero reason for the fair to seize and slaughter the goat when the family was willing to pay the financial costs of noncompliance.

It’s a goat

(09-03-2022 08:35 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  It’s a goat

unfortunately, that’s ‘fair game’ in the land o’ beast-e-I-e-I-0-lity

#sacBnormalized

Why did they enter the girls pet goat in an auction? They sound like people who moved to a farming area and have no idea how things work and thought it was an animal beauty pageant or something. Or maybe they wanted the money and the girl didn’t know they would take the goat.

I’m labeling this a 100% parental fail.

(09-03-2022 08:35 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  It’s a goat

These completely evil, amoral people.

Kill the babies, save the goats.

They get what they deserve

I didn’t click the article, but based on reading the posts it sounds like a contract was made for purchase of the goat and animals/pets (even dogs and cats) are simply property in the eyes of the law.

(09-03-2022 08:35 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  It’s a goat

Goats got personality.

(09-03-2022 06:25 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(09-03-2022 08:35 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  It’s a goat

Goats got personality.

I dunno about that but they’re mighty tasty bbq’d.

(09-03-2022 10:19 PM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  

(09-03-2022 06:25 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(09-03-2022 08:35 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  It’s a goat

Goats got personality.

I dunno about that but they’re mighty tasty bbq’d.