It's even less frequently that you meet someone who not only raises goats, but milks them and hand-crafts goat milk products. It's not every day that you meet someone who owns a goat farm. Chickenmash Farm Gift Shop also offers other hand-made items, such as bookmarks and 100-percent cotton washcloths crocheted by Mash's mother and grandmother. Mash hand-milks the goats twice a day and makes the goat-milk soap sold in the store from scratch. From the goats on the farm to the soaps and...

He surrendered his flock to animal control officers after police found some of the sheep grazing on artificial flowers in the town cemetery in Apex, near Raleigh. Authorities say Watts kept some of the younger sheep on the ground floor of his house, and kept the others in pens in the yard. Man who kept sheep in his home faces animal cruelty charges. Thirty of the sheep had to be euthanized because of various health problems. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or...

New England farms, with their weatherworn barns, fluffy sheep and rolling hayfields, have long been misunderstood symbols of simplicity, and more recently of times gone by. As part of that mission, commissions work with health boards to resolve complaints about farms, often by providing information about farming practices. Agricultural commissions, formed over the past few years in 94 of the state s 351 municipalities, including 12 in Central Massachusetts, are spreading the truth about...

Your views (1) Goat genital painter walks free Wednesday, March 28, 2007 What a goat looks like before you paint its rude parts orange A man accused of spray-painting the genitals of three goats orange will not face trial, after agreeing to make a donation of an animal welfare charity. Goat genital painter walks free . Metro. Your views (1) Goat genital painter walks free Wednesday, March 28, 2007 What a goat looks like before you paint its rude parts orange A man accused of spray-painting...

They take pride in the animals we have, and the kids were angry when they found out what happened to these sheep. The school is having some milk donated from a store in the area, but is asking for donations to help feed the new flock. Lambs under 2 weeks old have to be fed every three to four hours. Many sheep showed signs of neglect, including hooves that had never been trimmed, causing them to grow so long that they curled under the bottoms of the feet, forcing the sheep to walk on their...

Lambs were apparently kept inside, while grown sheep were kept outside in debris-filled pens, Dr. Some had severe hoof rot, paralyzed limbs and prolapsed uteruses, in which a ewe's reproductive organs hang outside the body after giving birth, Williams said. Watts even walked some of the sheep around the neighborhood on a leash. Workers found sheep eating plastic bags and artificial flowers from the cemetery. Up to 30 healthy sheep could be available for adoption, officials said. Mayor...