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(KSL News) The Humane Society is offering a reward in the case of two pygmy goats that were stolen and killed.
The goats were stolen Halloween night. A neighbor found three teenagers slicing the goats' throats at a nearby school. By the time police arrived, the teens were gone.
Gene Baierschmidt, Executive Director of the Humane Society, said, "These were gentle, tiny pets — each only 12 inches tall — and the Linnells [the goats' owners] had bonded closely with them…I don't even bother any more asking myself how anyone could do something like this; it's just utterly stupid, pointless cruelty."
The Humane Society is offering a $3,000 reward to anyone providing information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.
The Animal Advocacy Alliance of Utah is also offering a $2,000 reward for the same type of information.
