Hello, I may have a baby goat kid that I have to bottle can anyone tell me
if I can use lamb milk replacer or do I need special milk?I have never
raised a goat before. Thanks Nancy
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> Here is an update I received today from Cindy Stamer, sister to one
> of the two vets who were called in to help treat the Craig County
> blackbellies that were found starving. If you can help, this would be
> a good thing to do. There are contact numbers at the end of the
> article, and you can call the Kelley family (the folks who are caring
> for the sheep) at 918-244-5888, or write them at 26644 South 4360
> Road, Vinita, OK 74301. There also is a good article at
> http://www.tulsaworld.com/NewsStory.asp?ID=070225_Ne_A1_Anima30146
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> The following is a rough update based on notes from discussions I had
> recently with folks in Vinita. I understand the Oklahoma Supreme
> Court is scheduled to hear the appeal later this month. By then, I
> am told the county expects that it will have been required to expend
> more than $100,000 to care for and maintain the neglected animals, as
> the court ordered the county would keep the animals in its custody,
> but refused to enforce the provision of the new Oklahoma animal
> cruelty law that would have required Mr. Bell to post bond to cover
> the costs of maintaining the animals pending the appeal as a
> condition of his appeal. See the following:
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> Craig County, Oklahoma officials need donations to pay costs of
> caring for 1250 Barbado sheep, 300 cows and 12 horses seized by the
> Craig County Sheriff's Department in connection with the largest
> criminal animal abuse investigation in U.S. history. Craig County
> Sheriff Jimmy Sooter says there is no money in the county's budget to
> pay the more than $50,000 of expenses the county has incurred for
> care of the animals since his department seized the animals last
> month, or additional costs that will be required to maintain them
> while the Oklahoma courts decide the animals' fate.
>
> "Our biggest problem right now is money. There is no money budgeted
> for a situation like this. We are in need of donations for food and
> grain and hay to feed these animals," says Sooter.
>
> Craig County officials seized the animals between January 17 and
> January 23 after sheriff deputies found the animals among 800 other
> dead or dying sheep on four separate properties of owner David
> Bradley Bell. Bell and his wife Tanya, presently are facing multiple
> animal neglect and cruelty charges, according to Craig County
> Assistant District Attorney Jim Ely. Deputies discovered hundreds of
> dead, dying and starving animals while investigating reports of
> neglected animals on Bell properties. Craig County Sheriff Deputy
> Robin Livingston says graphic pictures posted on the websites of the
> U.S. Humane Society at
> http://multimedia.hsus.org/images/oklahoma-cruelty.html and at
> www.tulsaworld.com/deadsheep provide only a limited glimpse into the
> horrible conditions sheriff department deputies found. Livingston
> said they could see clearly see hundreds of dead and dying animals as
> they drove onto the property. Deputies discovered stacks of dead and
> dying sheep strewn across the pastures, on a porch, stacked on top of
> each other in feed troughs and in a barn. "It looked like a
> battlefield. There were dead animals everywhere," she said. Human
> society officials and local veterinarians called in to help
> investigate the case and care for the animals say that although cold
> may have hastened the death of many of these animals, but that the
> advanced decomposition of many of the carcasses establishes that
> neglect and abuse as the primary cause. According to Livingston, it
> was immediately apparent to sheriff deputies that the animals that
> weren't already dead needed help. "A
