Since coming to Farm Sanctuary, Cynthia goat has raised her little boy, Bruce, into a strong, kind, and vibrant adult. He’s the kind of child who’d make any parent proud, the light of her life.
When given a chance, goats make doting, attentive mothers. They can identify their children’s unique voices, even after spending a long time apart. As herd animals, they form tight familial bonds; separations can be very traumatic. And like cows or humans (or any lactating mammal), mother goats only make milk when pregnant or nursing.
Cynthia and Bruce share a bond that clearly gives them both joy. You wouldn’t know it now by looking at them, but there was a time that these two lived in a very dark place.