The sheriff’s office that executed the seizure warrant said some of the animals had to be euthanized because of their poor health condition.

The goat had the advanced stages of contagious ecthyma, a viral infection known as ‘orf’ when people catch it.

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common and concerning bacterial pathogens in goats, especially dairy goats. Known for its ability to cause chronic and difficult-to-treat infections, this ...

A goat at Grand Barr Dairy in Nyssa, Oregon, grazes with an open abscess on its cheek. PETA investigators said the abscesses were likely from caseous lymphadenitis, a highly contagious bacterial ...