Where Can I Buy A Goat

trisontana

Chas wrote:

Have you tried Goats R Us?

I hope this thread isn't a wind up just to artificially inflate the demand/price of goats as the 'must have' thing for Christmas?

Oxfam have put a limit on the number of goats they sell this year.This is because there has been some concern about their use in unsuitable locations (where they could denude the vegetation). So it has been decided to sell alpacas as an alternative.

Chas

So ..... goats are going to be much harder to come by, but there should be shedloads of alpacas?

note to self: stock up on goats

trisontana

Chas wrote:

So ..... goats are going to be much harder to come by, but there should be shedloads of alpacas?

note to self: stock up on goats

There again there is only going to a limited number of Alpacas. Once they are sold, no more will be available. As to putting a limit on them, we have a certain number gift cards (which are actually fridge magnets) for each item. Once they have gone we won't be able to order any more. I think this only applies to animals. Other things, such as books, fishing nets and school desks have no limits on them.

Skint-gall

alwaysbusyMUM wrote:

or similar, a very good friend was bought a goat last Christmas by her neice, the goat lives in some poor country and was purchased by the neice for the family that now own it, to use for milk etc. I have been trying to find a well know site to do the same or something similar for those in the family that have everything already & don't need anymore stuff.
Any suggestions would be grateful, I know it didnt cost a lot either.
Thanks in advance.

My mum used oxfam unwrapped for her wedding list last year. This included goats, cows, toilets, classroom, clean water, bogs, training midwives, training to be a bee keeper.
A great idea I though as she has everything she needs!

troll35

I have just purchased 200 tree seedlings and a course of deworming tablets from World Vision instead of the bulk distribution of christmas cards. DS and I will make homemade personal ones for family only. On the World Vision site they state that if certain gifts are oversubscribed they will use the money within the target community other essentials (like clean water etc).

chivvy

trisontana wrote:

As to putting a limit on them, we have a certain number gift cards (which are actually fridge magnets) for each item. Once they have gone we won't be able to order any more.

Have just got out the cards I have as presents and tried one out. Didn't realise they are also fridge magnets as it doesn't say anywhere on them. Anyway, it stuck to the fridge OK

*zippy*

There is a £5 off code on the discount codes board for iwoot, they have gift a goat on there run by practical action which after discount, including postage works out at £13.95.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=317771

Thanks to the op for this thread I wouldn't have thought of this type of gift before. Its a great idea for birthdays for those who you never know what to get

Edit- sorry re -reading the thread and checking links I noticed you can buy a goat directly off Practical Action direct for £15. I won't delete post as I think its worth while bumping thread for those who may have missed it and looking for last minute pressies

Link for Practical action again

https://www.practicalpresents.org

smallblueplanet

Thanks OP just purchased 4 chickens for sister/brother-in-law, not fork handles (thanks 2 the 2 ronnies!).....

I wouldn't have bought a turkey anyway I'm veggie!

alwaysbusyMUM

Thanks everyone I can't believe the response I got.

I have now made my purchases from World Vision, and bought everything from Netball kits to a goat.

foreign_correspondent

re: sponsoring children - oxfam unwrapped do lots of other gifts as well as goats, I seem to remember from last year, you could pay for a 100 school dinners for a child, (for only £6!) or buy a school desk and chair, or school kits for children (satchels with coloured pencils etc) that would really benefit a childs life in a developing country.
As oxfam are an established and well regarded charity you can be as sure as possible that your money/gofts are being directed to places where they will be well used and sustainable (eg. they put in basic training in goatkeeping for the family adopting a goat, including in using the manure to fertilize veg crops, help them with rearing and breeding the animal, and passing the kid onto another family in need)