During Game of Thrones season 4, viewers watched in horror as a dragon attacked a defenceless herd of goats. The goats belonged to Jóhanna Bergmann Þorvaldsdóttir, goat farmer on Háafell farm in Borgarfjörður, West Iceland. Next month, Háafell farm will be put up for auction and, according to Jóhanna, its fourhundred Icelandic goats will be lead to slaughter – that is half of the world‘s Icelandic goat population.
The Icelandic goat, also known as the Settlement goat, is very rare outside of Iceland and is classified as an endangered species.
“We were in debt and our loans sky-rocketed after the economic collapse, the same happened with most Icelanders. Running a farm with little income made things even harder,” Jóhanna explained in an interview with Channel 2 News yesterday.
Individuals can lend a helping hand by by donating to the campaign“Save the Icelandic Goat from Extinction“, on website indiegogo, in a bid to try and save Jóhanna‘s goat farm.
During Game of Thrones season 4, viewers watched in horror as a dragon attacked a defenceless herd of goats. The goats belonged to Jóhanna Bergmann Þorvaldsdóttir, goat farmer on Háafell farm in Borgarfjörður, West Iceland. Next month, Háafell farm will be put up for auction and, according to Jóhanna, its fourhundred Icelandic goats will be lead to slaughter – that is half of the world‘s Icelandic goat population.
The Icelandic goat, also known as the Settlement goat, is very rare outside of Iceland and is classified as an endangered species.
“We were in debt and our loans sky-rocketed after the economic collapse, the same happened with most Icelanders. Running a farm with little income made things even harder,” Jóhanna explained in an interview with Channel 2 News yesterday.
Individuals can lend a helping hand by by donating to the campaign“Save the Icelandic Goat from Extinction“, on website indiegogo, in a bid to try and save Jóhanna‘s goat farm.
