That's so sad

(Never heard of an "exotic" goat before)

damn, the Calgary zoo has absolutely no luck.

SoothinglyDeranged: damn, the Calgary zoo has absolutely no luck.

The Zoo's luck is better than that of its animals.

Bob_Laublaw: SoothinglyDeranged: damn, the Calgary zoo has absolutely no luck.

The Zoo's luck is better than that of its animals.

hah, fair enough.

SoothinglyDeranged: hah, fair enough.

It sucks all the way around.

We're in Cowtown a few times a year; while my wife visits the zoo as often as she can, I usually choose to scour the music shops. Although I think it's a good facility staffed by great people, I'm not a fan of some of the enclosures that pass for 'habitats'.

I'm trying to imagine the job interview where they ask, "You may be called upon to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a goat. Are you okay with that?"

maybe he couldn't take the anal abuse any longer.
You know , did the honorable thing instead of snitching.

//

He told you he was hardcore.

Weather's been beautiful here in Calgary the last few days, actually. But damn, our zoo just can't catch a break.

DarthBrooks: I'm trying to imagine the job interview where they ask, "You may be called upon to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a goat. Are you okay with that?"



How about the guy that responds with a "Man, that's perfect, I've been practicing for this all my life!".

They don't taste very good anyway.

I'm in Calgary. Grew up in Florida. I understand the goat's pain.

I remember the same thing happening at my daycare when I was six. The goat's leash got tangled up against a post and the goat choked to death.

One I was at the Calgary Zoo and saw an elk attacking and killing some sort of bird in it's habitat.

So we found a zoo worker and told her about it.
Her next question, "Where is this?"

I told her, "The elk exhibit". I didn't realize it was that tough to figure out where the elk were.

My uncle had a tethered sheep on his front bank that slipped and hung itself while my uncle was at work. There were a dozen messages informing him of the sheep's death on the answering machine when he got home, he wasn't sure why people felt the need to call to tell him.

Meats back on the menu boys

Well, who doesn't like an icy-cold longneck?

FoxholeAtheist: I'm in Calgary. Grew up in Florida. I understand the goat's pain.

I understand your FARK login handle.
/you magnificent bastard.

I want the horns if they are just going to throw them away.

A friend of mine does PR for the Calgary Zoo. She's never had to work so hard since this string of bad luck started in 2006. It's a very good zoo that's had some real tragedies. I understand that the stingray exhibit is opening again soon, if it hasn't already.

ElLoco: They don't taste very good anyway.

And you are obvioulsy licking the wrong end, my friend.

I work as an animal keeper in a zoo, so I'm really getting a kick... No, wait. No, I'm not. Poor goat. It's very difficult to lose an animal for any reason, but when it's a situation like this where you begin to examine possible "keeper fault" or poor enrichment implementation, it is much more difficult because the death was preventable. Looks like they've had quite a few losses in recent years, which is sad for them and the animals, though not altogether uncommon. I hope they all have better luck in the future.

/r.i.p. little one

A sad goat will do that

I am very impressed that "goat" and "exotic" have been used in the same sentence, personally.

Inazuma: /r.i.p. little one

It's a goat!
It's food!

It's sad when your goat dies, but, like, it's a goat! It's not your goat. It's just another dead goat.

I don't think it's good for your mental health to start feeling sad over random dead goats...

DO NOT IMITATE THE GOAT, no matter how you empathize with the goat.
If you're feeling blue, I'm sure you can find support in your community.

/goat

There was a goat from Calgary,
& with a rope it was unwary.
That having a swing,
with a hemp string.
would send it on Charon's ferry.

mikaloyd: I want the horns if they are just going to throw them away.

That Chinese medicine crap doesn't work, better to convince the ladies to love your junk just the way it is.

I'd hang myself if I had to live in Canada too.

Looks like the lions will be enjoying some exotic freshness tonight.

/tastes like chicken

Hells yeah! Mmmmmm ... time for some Taiwanese hot pot!

Goat is teh yummy!11!!11!!!!1111

How is this a wild goat if he's in a zoo?

I guess it wasn't a very Intrepid Ibex.

"And last May, 41 stingrays mysteriously died."

Just more proof that just because you can afford one, doesn't mean you can drive one.

Wow, I might have a new euphemism now.

"I'm gonna go wrap the rope around the goat"

Kurmudgeon: "And last May, 41 stingrays mysteriously died."

Just more proof that just because you can afford one, doesn't mean you can drive one.

"I'll take 'What is Steve Irwin's revenge?' for 400, Alex"

carnifex2005: I remember the same thing happening at my daycare when I was six. The goat's leash got tangled up against a post and the goat choked to death.

Um, are you sure that was a 'daycare'?

Yeah, I'd hang myself if I was trapped in Calgary too...

/Lifelong Oiler's fan
//never said I was smart...

Sad. Both for the goat and the onlookers.
Hopefully there was one sane non-PC parent there who used that experience to teach their little snow flake a life lesson.
"See son even goats can die from auto-erotic asphyxiation. That's why you need a partner like I have your mom and a safe word. Banana works good. Now here's a toonie, go get some ice cream."

/That's why you don't leave ropes around as toys.
//After reading through comments thinks Inazuma needs more pics. rawr!
///Put goats on grass roofs like they do out on the island stores.

You had me a exotic, goat and hangs.

bugmn99: carnifex2005: I remember the same thing happening at my daycare when I was six. The goat's leash got tangled up against a post and the goat choked to death.

Um, are you sure that was a 'daycare'?

Yeah, it was a daycare. Now that I think about it, it was a pretty farked up daycare.
They had a few goats, a couple of chickens and a German Sheppard guard dog in the back. The dog was pretty friendly until one day a girl (about 6 years old) got too close to the dog and it grabbed her by the collarbone and shook the hell out of her. Even at that age I was surprised that the dog didn't actually chomp down and bite her some more but but only shook her. I think the daycare owners hushed that up and/or blamed the girl. The dog was allowed to stay.

plenty of goats where he came from

Then the music stopped.
And everything was quiet.
And all the rock and rollers started afarking goat riot.
Kill the goat!
Kill the goat!
Kill the goat!
Kill the goat!

Bunnyhat: DarthBrooks: I'm trying to imagine the job interview where they ask, "You may be called upon to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a goat. Are you okay with that?"



How about the guy that responds with a "Man, that's perfect, I've been practicing for this all my life!".

I can only practice on fiberglass.

shiat

I used to work at a zoo, so I'm getting a kick.

One time the tiger, which was being treated for cancer, decided he felt good enough one day to go after one of the peacocks that liked to land in his exhibit. Cue hysterical visitor screaming that we should do something. Um, no.


/one of our elephants loved to kill them too
//so did the chimpanzees
///farking dumb birds
////real sad about the goat, though

platedlizard: I used to work at a zoo, so I'm getting a kick.

One time the tiger, which was being treated for cancer, decided he felt good enough one day to go after one of the peacocks that liked to land in his exhibit. Cue hysterical visitor screaming that we should do something. Um, no.

Sounds like they should have been charged extra for the show.

Do not approve, suspect PAGAN influence.

Rohasman: Do not approve, suspect PAGAN influence.

+1

nice