Maine farm beloved for goat yoga offers reward over slain animal

WESTBROOK, Maine (AP) — A popular Maine farm that invites the public to come cuddle or do yoga with its goats says one of the animals was found shot to death.

Smiling Hill Farm, located in Westbrook and Scarborough, says it has notified police about the death of Ava, a pregnant five-year-old Toggenburg. The farm says the goat was shot in a fenced pen on the Scarborough side of the property in the early morning of Feb. 18.

The shooting apparently happened during the height of a snowstorm. The farm calls the killing a “brazen abhorrent activity” and it’s offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to apprehension.

Smiling Hill also sells dairy products, operates an ice cream parlor and has skiing trails.