Dogs are naturally the first thing most people turn to for guide animals, yet this farm animal named Maurice is proving that goats are the perfect guide animals.
In 2015, Farm Sanctuary, an animal sanctuary that has been rescuing abused or unwanted farm animals since 1986, rescued an eight-week-old goat who had been born blind. Despite her struggles with her disability, she constantly craved companionship and needed someone who could help her navigate new surroundings.
Goats are natural herd animals, which means they crave companionship, and panic when they’re separated from their herd. Marcia was rescued at such a young age, so never got the chance to bond with anyone. “She was constantly wanting somebody and crying a lot,” Susie Coston, national shelter director at Farm Sanctuary, said.
Then a few months later, a six-week-old goat named Maurice came to the sanctuary, and since he was still too young to be aggressive towards a goat he didn’t know, they bonded instantly.
“It was actually perfect,” Coston said. “They both wanted somebody and they were crying and crying to get to each other. Marcia will follow Maurice wherever he goes,” she added. “He just loves her.”
Watch the entire video below to see how Marcia and Maurice bonded, and how Maurice became Marcia’s seeing-eye goat.
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[Featured image credit: Youtube/farmsanctuary1]
This Blind Goat Was Struggling To Get Around, So Her Best Friend Stepped Up To Be Her Guide Goat is an article from: LifeDaily