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A tethered goat is like a piece of cheese in a mousetrap. The goat is bait for coyotes, cougars, dogs, or any predator that lives in the area. When you tether your goats, you put them at risk. Because goats are browsers, they won’t stand still while on a rope. They move constantly, which means that they may circle around a tree or get hung up in a branch. If they are left on a hot day, they may get dehydrated because they are unable to get to water after wrapping themselves around an object. Goats may hang or choke themselves with a chain or rope. The snap holding them may come off or break and release them into a high traffic or otherwise dangerous area.

My neighbor had a goat that he tethered in the orchard to eat down the grass. One day he had a feeling that something was wrong and came down the hill to find the goat hung from a tree branch. I don’t know how he managed to do that (but then, he was a goat), but fortunately the neighbor got there before the goat had choked to death.

Don’t tether your goats. Instead, build them a proper fence, or if you need to move them around, use cattle panel sections or electric wire to create a barrier that you can move from place to place during the day. And supervise them or get them a guardian for protection.