03/25/2026
As a longtime goat farmer, I cannot stay quiet on this.
I have raised goats for years. We have had many kids born here on our farm. I have been there for the hard births, the wrecks, the panic, the sleepless nights, the losses, and the moments where you have to make fast decisions under pressure. So no, this is not coming from someone who knows nothing about goats. This is coming from someone who lives this life every single day.
And because I live this life, I am telling you right now, I cannot wrap my mind around putting that helpless goat through that kind of pain.
Yes, I understand fear.
Yes, I understand panic.
Yes, I understand what it is like when things start going sideways and your closest goat vet is 40 minutes away.
I also know how hard it is to find a truly goat vet. Most goat farmers know that a lot of so-called vets do not know nearly enough about goats, and many times we are forced to step in and handle things ourselves.
But there is still a line.
And in my opinion, that line was crossed.
The vet was available to sew her up afterward, which means the vet was available before that choice to cut her open was even made. As long as that kid was still attached by the umbilical cord, in most cases there was plenty time to get that mama and baby to a vet for the proper procedure, even after attempts had already been made to pull the kid. Goats are resilient and tough. Unborn kids are tougher than people realize while that blood and oxygen supply is still there from the umbilical cord.
So no, I do not accept the excuse that there was no other choice.
As farmers, we all have to make hard calls. I know that better than most. We all have nights where everything goes wrong and the pressure is crushing. But in my opinion, attempting a C-section with no pain medication onboard and not knowing what the hell you are even doing was the wrong choice. A huge mistake. A very serious one.
Goats are not just livestock to me. They are my life. I have poured years of my life, my time, my money, my energy, my heart, and my soul into these animals. So when I think about that poor doe being cut into and the pain she must have been in, it makes me sick it brings tears to my eyes. It turns my stomach. It is horrifying to imagine.
And what honestly makes it worse is seeing people that follow their farm justify what Justin did to that goat on camera. It makes me sick that hundreds of people justify what Justin Steinmetz did to that goat! You should be F # ashamed of yourselves for defending what he did!
That part is beyond disgusting to me.
And I am sick of watching people bend over backward to excuse it.
And if you are one of these people please get the hell off my page I have no need for people like you!
You do not prove you love goats by talking about it on camera.
You do not prove you love goats by turning tragedy into content.
You prove you love goats by protecting them from unnecessary suffering when it matters most.
I have watched him for over a year. But in my opinion, there are times when the live stream, the attention, and the views seem to matter too much. And when that starts happening, the animals are the ones who pay for it.
This wasn’t “doing things differently.”
This was putting ego over welfare.
And that poor goat paid for it.
This was a terrible choice.
This is not about hate. This is not about attacking someone for sport. This is about being brutally honest as a farmer and saying that when we truly love these animals, we have a responsibility to admit when the wrong choice was made.
Because real love for goats is not in the easy moments.
It is not in the cute moments.
It is not in the camera moments.
Real love for goats is doing right by them when it matters most.
Justin Steinmetz I hope you are prosecuted to the full extent of the law! For torturing that poor goat.
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