Goat Thing of the Day: A Belated Valentine. And Childhood Goat Trauma

Meet Valentine:

 Photo by Ann Ranlett

Artist and photographer Ann Ranlett captured this three-day-old Angora cutie while visiting the A Chance For Bliss Animal Sanctuary in Penryn, California. Here are Valentine's ears defying gravity:

Photo by Ann Ranlett

As Ann told me, he's "super schmoopy adorable". You can see more of Valentine, along with other photos, from Ann's photostream on Flickr.






And how about this street urchin?

Photo Credit: NatGeo 

(via Monica of Transplanting Me)

For an explanation as to why this guy isn't pushing a shopping cart, go to the NatGeo site.






If fellow bloggers Wendy Aarons and Cathy Zielske had not discussed goat trauma on Twitter the other day, I would have never found out about the Childhood Goat Trauma Foundation. This blessed miracle of an organization came together to help those of us who may still twitch at the sound of "Baa", cringe when we rub over that hoof scar from so long ago. Thank You CGTF! And thanks to Wendy and Cathy. They are all live-savers! By the way, if you're still not convinced of the tremendous work of these good people, you should read the CGTF testimonials. Here are a couple of examples from their site:

"I thought that the goats were out to get me. People called me paranoid, but since attending one of the CGTF's workshops, I know I'm right. Goats ARE out to get me! And now I can protect myself!"

-- Anne R., Houston, TX

"It's good to know that someone can help unfortunate children like my Freddie. He's like he was before we took him to the petting zoo. CGTF is a godsend!"

-- Christine N., Fargo, ND