"The 184 pages of Goats in America: A Cultural History (not including the copious notes and bibliography) are replete with history, from animals imported by the conquistadors to present-day mega-creameries that crank out goat milk cheese by the truckload. The days of boutique chèvre-making, she laments, are gone. Small goat dairies are no longer economically viable."
"How do you feel about goats? The answer may be complex. Goats are funny and frivolous, appearing to gambol sweetly through life. You can follow goat memes all over social media. Goats are also smelly and fractious and needy. They may butt you unawares."
"As Parr writes of the tuberculosis situation, "once cast as nuisance animals associated with all manner of poverty and urban decay, goats reemerged in the cultural zeitgeist as extraordinary animals equipped with an innate power to save humanity.""
Goats appear amusing and lighthearted yet also smelly, fractious, and prone to butting. Goats have been present in America since introduction by conquistadors and through long-standing husbandry among Diné peoples. Goat's milk gained attention because it was seen as largely free of tuberculosis compared with cow's milk. Small-scale chèvre production has declined as industrial mega-creameries produce goat milk cheese by the truckload, making small goat dairies economically unviable. Goats shifted culturally from nuisance animals associated with poverty and urban decay to being viewed as animals with the potential to protect public health. Goat imagery thrives in social media and popular culture.
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