03/26/2026
What’s been circulating in the news about a livestreamed at-home C-section performed with dull instruments on a goat without any form of pain control is not “farm life,” it’s not “doing what you have to do,” and it is absolutely not acceptable animal care.
There is NEVER a situation where it is okay to cut into a living animal without proper anesthesia by a trained proffesional. Our animals rely on us to take care of them, and that includes making humane, ethical decisions, especially in emergencies.
If a situation is truly that dire and a veterinary visit is not possible, the only humane option is a terminal C-section, meaning the animal is humanely euthanized FIRST, and then the kids are removed. Anything else is unimaginable torture.
The owner of the Farm Show’s popular goat snuggling station is facing felony animal cruelty charges after he performed an at-home C-section on a goat who died.
