Furry Therapists: When Cute Critters Become Your Instant Antidepressants

7. Small Town Education: Like

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When they first arrive, young goats typically weigh 4–10 pounds. Sadly, this small detail arrived early and weighed just two pounds upon birth. She had a wonderful staff around her, though, looking after her as you can observe. And this cute animal picture was captured by a substitute teacher who occasionally works in a tiny rural community. The "project" in her agriculture class was to keep this preterm goat alive! As you can see, they performed a quite decent job of it. Given that this goat appears to be flourishing despite first difficulties, we believe they would score an A+ for their endeavour.