about puget sound goat rescue

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Puget Sound Goat Rescue is a 100% volunteer run, 501 (c)(3) registered charity. Each year, we rescue goats from a variety of situations where they are unwanted, mistreated, neglected or abused. The goats are cared for at the rescue until they are ready to be adopted to permanent, loving homes. Since its inception in 2001 we have rescued over 2,300 goats, averaging 200 per year in the last few years. Please note, because we are focused on helping the animals in our care, we are not open to the public for visits.

100% of donations go directly to animal care.

Adoptable goats

Helping goats in need

In addition to rescuing goats from local slaughterhouses and taking in dozens of dairy & breeder cull babies every year, Puget Sound Goat Rescue takes in goats whose owners are no longer able to care for them, as well as goats found wandering as strays. 

every donation counts

100% of all donations go directly to the care of the goats we rescue. This includes the basics like feed and bedding, as well as veterinary care for goats with special needs.

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Yumi, my favorite bearded old lady. Yumi and her twins and their “auntie” Ruby met their forever family over the weekend. It’s taken me a little time to wrap my head around this family of 4 leaving, they have a tight hold on every single heart string I have but I know, without any doubt, that this is their perfect forever home. It won’t be the same without them here but if things stayed the same around our farms, we wouldn’t be doing what we are here to do. They will have the most amazing new home but will forever be woven into the heart of this farm. They’re still here for a few more weeks while the finishing touches are put on their new barn and I’m soaking up every minute with them that I can ❤️ #rescuelife #bittersweet #mygirl #rescuegoats #goldengirls #rescue #adoptdontshop #nextchapter
Sweet little Tulip 🌷 It’s been another incredibly busy day, 6 goats left for their forever homes and we welcomed 5 new faces to the rescue. We have lots of adopters visiting over the next week and we will also be welcoming a small herd of dairy girls. Just when we felt like we had a little breathing room, we feel busier than ever! #rescuelife #worthit #rescuegoats #goatsofinstagram #savedfromslaughter #rescue #adoptdontshop
9:45pm and we are sitting down for the first time today. It has been one of those days. One of those LONG and incredibly busy days. It was such a great day filled with lots of adopter visits, some goats went home today, some will go home tomorrow and one very special adoption that will be happening in a few weeks, that I will tell you all about when I can put it all into words. A few of our foster kids returned and we then ended the day with an emergency blood transfusion for little Polly, the critically ill goat we rescued a few days ago. Despite all her treatments, Polly wasn't improving and was so anemic and weak that she couldn't even hold herself up this afternoon. Dr. P wasn't available but Dr. J headed over shortly after we called and preformed a blood transfusion. Sweet Evie saved the day as a donor and the transfusion went well. Polly was eating shortly after and was even able to stand on her own and take a few steps. We are still very, very guarded about her prognosis. She is so depleted from internal parasites, she wouldn't have survived another day where she was. When they have been so compromised for so long, sometimes, despite every medication and treatment, they can't be saved. We are giving her every chance we can. We are so grateful to Dr. J for coming out on an emergency call and the compassion he showed sweet little Polly. Both donor Evie & little Polly were so patient throughout it all. Fingers crossed this helps give Polly the pick me up she needs to keep fighting ❤️ #rescuegoats #whateverittakes #weloveourveterinarians #rescue #adoptdontshop #rescuelife
Today Zara got some fancy water therapy at @sumnervet Zara is the little goat who was found in a driveway in Seattle on 4th of July night suffering from severe damage to her back end and a zip tie around a back leg. The theory is she was tied to something and broke free but did severe nerve or soft tissue damage to her leg and back end in the process. After X rays and a couple visits with our beloved Dr. P last week, the plan was water therapy, multiple times a day. Her little cart was inhibiting her injured leg to move forward like we want it to so the plan was no more cart and lots of time in the tub. We rigged up a little tub for Zara and she has been incredibly cooperative about her multiple times a day therapy. When we learned that Sumner Veterinary Hospital had a water treadmill we knew it was an option worth looking into. We wanted to get some ideas of how best to create a specialized tub for Zara and we are so grateful to the team at SVH for welcoming us today. Dr. Larson and rehab technician Ken were so wonderful and Zara had such a great session! We also were able to get another X-ray of a view we hadn't previously been able to get to confirm there is no break or fracture in her spine. We left with great ideas and are thankful for more minds coming together to help this little lady. It is unknown if the damaged nerves/tissue will heal, time will tell, until then, it's one day at a time and more pool time for Zara! #watertherapy #thinkoutsidethebox #rescuegoats #goatsofinstagram #rescue #rehabilitation

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