Read Lela's Story ^{(In Memoriam)}

Lela was one of over 100 animals seized from an extreme cruelty case after four years of investigations. She was a yearling when she arrived at The Gentle Barn with her mother and many other goats. She grew up at The Gentle Barn and had the good fortune to be loved with gentle hands, fresh food, clean water, and she did not remember much of her egregious first year. Lela had a larger-than-life personality and was definitely the boss of the goat barnyard. She outlived all of the other goats that we brought in from that rescue, living until the old age of 14 years old. Goats typically live until eight years old. She passed away of congestive heart failure easily and peacefully on her own in our barnyard with her caregivers by her side, reassuring her and letting her know it was okay to go. We will miss her very much.