PETA Statement: Goats Escape at Cedar Point
For Immediate Release:
June 17, 2024
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
A video showing multiple goats escaping through a hole in the fence at Cedar Point amusement park was posted over Father’s Day weekend, just days after two distressed camels panicked and ran through the park. Below, please find a statement from PETA Foundation Senior Director of Captive Animal Welfare Debbie Metzler:
Goats, camels, and human incompetence are all running amok at the Cedar Point amusement park, where it’s only a matter of time before someone is injured or worse during these animals’ attempts to flee from confinement. PETA urges Cedar Point to shut down its wretched “petting zoo” so that the animals still trapped there can be sent to reputable sanctuaries and encourages everyone to stay away from shameful sideshows that exploit vulnerable animals and jeopardize everyone’s safety. PETA stands ready to assist.
PETA today sent a complaint to the U.S. Department of Agriculture requesting that the agency investigate Honey Hill Farm—a Kentucky-based mobile “petting zoo” operated by Sally Powell that supplied the goats to Cedar Point—and hold it and any other responsible parties accountable to the fullest extent of the law and ensure that the goats are thoroughly examined for injuries that they may have sustained during their escape. PETA notes that injuries are common when animals are exploited for entertainment—such as in 2022, when a stressed camel from a Tennessee petting zoo attacked and killed two bystanders. The camel paid with his life.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment or abuse in any other way”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
