Harper the Goat

By Tilly Booth - Possum Valley Foster Carer 

In Early November, Possum Valley received a call from Cockburn Pound about a beautiful older goat. She was well known to locals, having been roaming the area for a few years. It had taken so long for her to trust a human, but thankfully she did, as it started her journey to her new life!

Harper liked to keep us on our toes - within 30 seconds of her arrival at the Rescue Ranch, we discovered that has springs for legs and she jumped the fences (very elegantly) leading to a  three-hour run around to catch her again. But then her journey to healing, trusting and good food began!

Over the months that Harper has been in foster care she’s shared her space with another goat and some lambs. She has started to trust people and it’s so exciting to see her go from being timid to actively following me around, taking treats from my hands and socialising with other animals. Although we keep a long lead on her for safety purposes, she’s not jumped the fence again to run away. She has realised that life with friends is a good one and she spends her day eating hay, hard feeds, lounging in the sun and playing. She has come such a long way in a small amount of time and it’s heartwarming to see this wild goat get a second chance at life – a good one with friends and food!

Harper has now found her new home and we are so excited to see her adventures as she settles into herd life and her forever home.