A second chance for farm animals.
You can offer a new life for an old goat! Our animals have been deemed unsuitable for farm life due to age, disability, illness, gender or temperament. By joining our goatscaping herd, these goats get a whole new life! Let’s Goat Buffalo is a “social enterprise,” or a business that works to support a social and environmental cause. We need your help to meet the needs of these special goats!
Become a sponsor now! Receive regular communications from your goat, opportunities to meet and engage with them, and much more!! Check out our sponsorship levels to learn more. (sponsorships are not tax deductible.)
Meet the herd below learn how your contribution will help…
Who will you help?
Agatha
Earlier this year, a leg injury caused Agatha to lose her ability to walk. She tried to move around on her knees, but the prognosis was not good. Agatha was pregnant, and could not carry to term in her condition. On a traditional farm, Agatha and her baby would not have survived. Our boarding partner, Alpine Made Farm, fought for her recovery, even creating a giant sling that supported Agatha to stand as she received months of physical therapy. She delivered one premature (and healthy!) baby girl, Annie. (See below) Agatha regained use of her legs, however, she cannot be bred again due to permanent weakness. Please help us care for her as she lives her new life WITH her baby, Annie.
Gladriel
Meet the BOSS lady of the herd! Gladriel is the most loving seeker of snuggles one could hope for. (She pretty much thinks she is human.) Gladriel joined the LGB herd because she struggles with post-partum issues. When Gladriel has kids, she becomes sad and cannot take care of her babies. This means she is no longer suitable for dairy farming. Turns out, Gladriel is amazing at leading the WHOLE HERD while grazing!! We’re so proud that she found a meaningful role as a leader, and we hope you will support her care this year!
Arlo
Arlo was the first baby goat to join our team! He is extremely sweet, and tends to get picked on a bit by the others, so we offer him extra human attention and love. On traditional dairy farms, the majority of male goats simply don’t have a sustainable purpose. Only a handful of mature bucks are needed to support breeding, which means most boys are sold off for other purposes, sometimes very sad. We are so pleased that Arlo will live a long life of grazing and we hope you will support him as he grows up strong! FUN FACT: Arlo will soon be the main character in our first children’s book!
Helcha
One of the “Original Six,” Helcha joined us because of her older age. Compassionate farming means allowing animals to retire from breeding to relieve them from the health burdens of repeated pregnancies. We were thrilled to welcome Helcha into our first small herd, and Helcha had one last surprise in store for us! Her final baby, Henry, was born in January of 2020. These two will be able to live out the years as a bonded pair. Helcha has required special care this year, including extra veterinary support. We hope you will help us go the extra mile to keep her healthy!
Annie
A huge personality in a small package! Annie was born prematurely to Agatha, whose traumatic pregnancy story is above. Baby Annie was so extremely small when she was born that she was not expected to survive the night. Nine months later, she is not only thriving, but getting into plenty of mischief! Annie loves to climb extremely high just to scare us all! Since Annie will likely never reach a normal size, she cannot be bred for milk on a dairy farm. We hope you’ll help us support her to stay with her mom to enjoy a life of grazing.
Danny
We call Danny “The Unicorn” because, well, he has only one horn! Danny is not a very cuddly guy. In fact, he is pretty much afraid of everything. This nervous guy joined us as a male goat with no other purpose. He originally came to us on a trial basis because we weren’t sure if our frightened friend would get on the bus! (Literally!) Danny has turned out to be the most loyal herd member. He will not go anywhere without his mates, or be left behind! He has even learned to trust his human herders. We hope you will support Danny as he grows his confidence with our herd!
Oprah
Oprah is easy to spot with her long curly locks! Oprah is one of the first to join our herd, and is a natural leader. You can often spot her reaching into the trees to grab any low leaves the others can’t quite reach! Oprah lives with a serious immunodeficiency virus. This illness would pass to her babies through her milk, so she cannot be bred. Her last set of babies, Olivia and Opal were bottle fed to avoid that transmission. Oprah will require ongoing veterinary assessment and care to make sure she is comfortable. She will likely live a shorter than average lifespan, but we are determined to make it a fulfilling and happy life!
Henry
Henry’s story began as a surprise! While greeting the herd one early January morning, we discovered that Helcha, (featured above) had delivered a beautiful, healthy boy! He has been growing strong with Let’s Goat Buffalo this season, and has now grown even bigger than his mom!!! This unusually big boy will be a perfect grazing goat. Despite his large size, Henry has quite the knack for escaping stalls and fences. He never goes far, but he keeps us on our toes trying to figure out how in the world he does it! We love his adventurous spirit, and we hope you will help us support him as he grazes his days away….with his Momma!
Penny
Penny is our most recent addition to the herd, and she is on the road to recovery after becoming very ill with an overload of parasites. All goats struggle with worms, but if they are healthy, they can usually fight them off successfully. Penny became challenged after giving birth to twins, and slowly began to lose weight. Even after regular de-worming, it became clear that without more interventions, she would die. Penny has received many treatments , and there will be many more to come. We need your help to support her to become a strong member of our grazing herd, so she can live a long, healthy life!
April
April lives with a genetic abnormality. Typically, goats have two teats, and our April was born with three. This means she cannot be used as a milking goat on a traditional farm. Her condition also makes her unable to nurse, so she will never be able to be a mom. However, April has a natural maternal instinct, often mothering the youngest of our herd, as pictured here, with Annie. April is a goat who has not let a disability stop her from enjoying her days in the herd— on her terms. We hope you will help support April as she explores all of the opportunities ahead of her!
Opal and Olivia
These sweet, inseparable sisters are the Let’s Goat Buffalo ambassadors. You may have seen them at events, farmers markets or even on TV!! These two were bottle-fed by humans because their mom, Oprah (featured above,) has a virus that would have passed to them through her milk. Because of all the human attention, these two prefer people, and that’s not a good trait for traditional farming goats. They do have the perfect temperament for meeting people and helping our community learn about goatscaping. Please support these sisters in their career as social media influencers!
Glinda
Glinda and her bother, Gandalf, were born to Gladriel (story above,) and needed human fostering. Born at the beginning of the pandemic, the twins grew up indoors with humans, isolated from all outside influences. As they quarantined with their human family, they bonded primarlily with people. Happily, the brother, Gandalf is being raised on the totally organic Alpine Made Farm, as their next breeding buck. Also happily, Glinda has found a strong bond with Opal and Olivia, who were also raised by humans. Together, these three make up our public relations team!
Aster
On a traditional farm, Aster would be considered of “poor conditioning.” This means that she does not have the size, strength, or physical attributes for “ideal breeding.” Aster is just perfect for grazing happily with the rest of her herd. She has become the constant companion to Danny, our shyest member of the herd. (featured above.) Her compassionate nature adds a unifying quality to our whole herd, helping us run each job smoothly. We hope you will help us support Aster as she grows into her own strengths.
Audrey
Audrey is an extremely sweet girl! She has been a successful milker for a few years, but unfortunately, pregnancy takes a huge toll on her. It would not be safe or humane to keep breeding Audrey, but she is the perfect addition to our grazing herd. Audrey spends a lot of time with April, (featured above,) and together they act as “mother hens” to the rest of the herd. We are so glad that we can provide a second chance at a new life for Audrey, and we hope you will help us support her care this year!
