Zoe Moffatt
Staff at a Lancefield animal sanctuary have had their hearts captured by a seven-week-old goat they recently received under dire circumstances.
The baby goat named Harriet, arrived to Edgar’s Mission a couple of weeks ago after being given to the pound.
The sanctuary’s founder, Pam Ahern, said Harriet was given to the mission due to her major health issues.
“Harriett was born with a congenital condition that afflicts the ligaments in her front legs, causing them to over-flex,” she said.
“Harriet would not have survived if kindness had not found her.”
Ms Ahern said two colourful splints were put on Harriet’s front legs and time is now the remedy for her recovery.
“We must now wait to see if surgery is required to help the little lass fully be the author of her own life,” she said.
“She’s having a ripper life now.”
With Harriet’s two front legs on the mend, Ms Ahern said Harriet likes to follow her around the sanctuary and has made good friends with the other animals there.
“She goes around and says hello to all the different animals, and [they] are so curious of her,” she said.
“She is magical, she just brightens the room [and] her colours are so enlightening and inspiring.”
Ms Ahern said we can learn a lot from animals and their acceptance of one another.
“She just wants to get out and experience the world regardless of her disability.”
