Looking to adopt a goat and make a real difference?
At Goodheart Farm Animal Sanctuary, your symbolic goat adoption provides lifelong care for rescued animals who deserve safety, compassion, and freedom.
Whether you’re searching for a meaningful adopt-a-goat gift or wondering how to adopt a goat, this page explains everything you need to know.
By adopting Maisie, you directly support her care and the hundreds of rescued animals who call our sanctuary home.
I’m a rather gorgeous goat, if I may say so myself. I live at Goodheart Farm Animal Sanctuary with my best buddy Phoebe and the rest of the goat gang.
Before we came to the sanctuary, Phoebe and I helped adults with learning difficulties care for us. We loved greeting everyone but would jump up to say hello. Eventually, this became difficult to manage, so our owners contacted Goodheart to see if we could live here instead.
Now I spend my days in the Goat Village, browsing hedgerows for tasty nibbles, clambering on the log pile and chatting to our rescued sheep neighbours. When you adopt a goat like me, you help make this peaceful life possible.
Adoptions start from just £30 for 12 months with a simple one-off donation.
To adopt a goat, simply complete the online order form. You can also choose to send your adoption as a gift.
Every adoption includes a beautifully presented pack
Plus – email updates from Maisie throughout the year!
You can send a goat adoption as a gift. We can deliver the pack either to you or directly to your recipient. You can also include a personalised gift message free of charge.
Our herd has grown over the years and includes wonderful characters, from tiny Pygmy goats to larger Boer goats with impressive horns. Each goat has its own personality, friendships, and favourite enrichment activities.
When you adopt a goat, supporters across the UK help ensure our entire herd receives expert care, enrichment, and safe grazing space.
Take a look at these fun videos of our goats enjoying life at the sanctuary…
Your adoption helps cover the essential, everyday costs of running a busy farm animal sanctuary, including:
Your adoption also helps us respond when animals urgently need rescue and allows us to provide lifelong sanctuary for those already in our care.
Animal adoptions have helped us:
Rescue and care for almost 600 animals in need
Build and improve specialist facilities, including our Goat Village
Provide lifelong sanctuary to animals who would otherwise face uncertain futures
Deliver veterinary treatment and rehabilitation to vulnerable arrivals
Animals like Duncan the cow and Bob the sheep arrived very young and in poor health. With support from adoptions and donations, we were able to provide veterinary care, proper nutrition, and a safe space to recover. Today, they live peaceful, happy lives at the sanctuary.
One of our most recent supporter-funded projects is the Goat Village – a dedicated, enriching space designed especially for rescued goats. It gives them room to explore, climb, socialise, and express their natural behaviours safely.
Your adoption in 2026 will continue to support daily care and the ongoing development of the sanctuary.
Goats are curious and intelligent animals who love exploring their surroundings.
Both male and female goats have beards and many have wattles (fleshy pieces of skin dangling from the neck).
Goats have an excellent sense of smell, helping them recognise herd members and find food.
Simply complete the online order form here. You can choose a standard adoption or select a goat adoption gift and add a personalised message.
A £30 one-off payment covers a 12-month adoption. You can also set up a recurring donation to provide ongoing support.
We do not currently have baby goats at the sanctuary. By adopting a goat like Maisie, you help us expand our sanctuary and provide homes for more rescued animals in the future.
Your adoption helps fund feed, medical care, shelter maintenance, and enrichment for Maisie and her friends, while supporting our wider charity work, education programmes, and future rescues.
