@RiotDemon@unksol Yes, according to your article, it is amusing when goats fall over.
It also says they may be less prone to climbing out of enclosures. Or historically maybe they could be kept with sheep for sacrifice to predators… I guess the sheep would be more valuable?
@InnocuousFarmer@unksol honestly, it seems a little cruel. They say it doesn’t hurt the goats, but imagine that stiffness you feel when startled, but it lasts 10 seconds.
@InnocuousFarmer@RiotDemon not an issue I have but I get your point. Like when people slip a cucumber behind a cat. To watch them jump a foot in the air. Funny but probably kinda a dick move that stresses them out.
I’m still confused as to why people would breed goats with this trait. Unless it’s so it’s easier to catch?
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https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/fainting-goat.htm
@RiotDemon cause it’s funny I’m sure
@RiotDemon @unksol Yes, according to your article, it is amusing when goats fall over.
It also says they may be less prone to climbing out of enclosures. Or historically maybe they could be kept with sheep for sacrifice to predators… I guess the sheep would be more valuable?
@InnocuousFarmer @unksol honestly, it seems a little cruel. They say it doesn’t hurt the goats, but imagine that stiffness you feel when startled, but it lasts 10 seconds.
@RiotDemon @unksol Yeah, that’d get old pretty fast. Probably not the worst thing though… Animals put up with a lot of stuff.
@InnocuousFarmer @RiotDemon not an issue I have but I get your point. Like when people slip a cucumber behind a cat. To watch them jump a foot in the air. Funny but probably kinda a dick move that stresses them out.
Idk how the goats feel