While the majority of pet Instagram accounts focus on a sole pet’s life, this week’s account takes a different approach. Goats of Anarchy (@goatsofanarchy) is an account with over 282,000 followers and is run by the owner of a farm in New Jersey. Described as a “special needs baby goat rescue” in the description, the farm serves as a home for abandoned and abused goats, as well as ones with genetic or physical disorders.
It’s a heartwarming page to scroll through and many of the posts are coupled with a description explaining where the goat came from and how it came to end up at the farm.
Quality of Pictures
The pictures are cell phone quality, as is the case with most pet Instagram accounts. However, each goat is unique in his or her own way and the account does an adequate job of displaying that. Some goats, lacking working legs, walk around with the assistance of prosthetic legs. Even a type of goat wheelchair serves as the back legs of one of the goats on the farm.
While it’s rare, sometimes the goats will be shown dressed up. One goat was dressed in a cowboy costume, and other goats sometimes wear little shirts that seem to be made for goats. The smaller goats even have a car seat they can be strapped into for car rides.
Rate of Posts
The owner posts multiple pictures a day on average, with some videos sprinkled in as well. It’s the perfect amount of goat action and should be sufficient for anyone hoping to see many goats at once.
Cuteness of Pets
By the nature of the farm, many of the goats living there have something physically wrong with them, which doesn’t detract from their cuteness at all. It’s nice to see goats who previously had little hope of surviving or goats who had been abused living together and having a happy life. They seem to enjoy each other’s company, which is adorable on its own.
Rating: 5/5
Besides being cute, this account is actually important in spreading awareness on the mistreatment and abandonment of animals. I loved seeing what this woman was doing for all of the goats in need, and I hope she continues to offer her lovely farm to more goats.
