UConn’s reside goat present to Geno Auriemma on Wednesday evening has infuriated animal rights activists … with PETA telling TMZ Sports activities it did not suppose the scene was cool in any respect.
Officers for the group stated in an announcement to us on Thursday it was obvious to them the goat was underneath duress as a handler introduced it onto the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion court docket to have a good time Auriemma’s 1,217th profession victory.
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PETA claimed the goat “was visibly anxious” — and to make issues worse, it stated the particular person main it “both did not discover or did not care that his collar was digging into his neck.”
The org. stated it will be sending UConn a letter later this week to induce the college “to make this merciless courtside spectacle its final.”
“The College of Connecticut cannot conn individuals into pondering it is okay to topic a stressed-out animal out to the chaos of vibrant lights and screaming followers,” PETA added.
UConn clearly did not see a lot incorrect the gesture … as Auriemma and different Huskies fortunately spent a number of minutes with it following their 85-41 win over FDU.
Auriemma pet it, spectators took pics with it … and the teaching legend even made a joke about its bowel actions.
As for what occurred to the goat following the festivities, faculty officers informed us Thursday it was returned to the native farm it was borrowed from simply after the on-court social gathering concluded.
