Steinmetz Family Farm in Pennsylvania announced that it would not attend a Vegan Festival or another event after complaints.
People were criticizing what Steinmetz Family Farm has become known for in recent months — baby goat snuggling. Steinmetz and his family had been bringing their baby goats to fairs, birthday parties and retirement homes so people could snuggle them. It was a big hit at every bash.
But it did — people came in droves to the farm’s pavilion for snuggles with the furry animals in July. Festival visitors were allowed to snuggle with the goats at no charge, although donations were encouraged. In the months since, the Steinmetzes began to charge people $5 to snuggle with the goats at events. As requests continued flooding in, the farm began a rotation schedule for the 65 or so goats, which are under 6 months old, so as not to overwhelm them.As word spread about the goat-snuggling events, the farm’s Facebook page added hundreds of followers each day. The Steinmetzes started posting more videos of their goats and other animals.
He thought the goats would be a hit at two events on the farm’s schedule in April: the Vegan Festival at the Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Macungie, Pa., and the VegFest in Allentown, Pa.
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