Your title isn't accurate, and doesn't represent why people are so upset over this.
the owner cooked it
A third party slaughtered the goat, it wasn't the owner. The owner was the state senator, who bought the goat at the fair auction.
The first problem is the fair interfering with the transaction. The buyer and seller agreed to send the goat to a sanctuary, and the fair still got their $63 cut. But the fair refused to allow this agreement, and decided neither buyer nor seller gets to keep the goat. Instead, the fair gets to take it back, plus their $63 cut (on a $902 sale). This is why lawyers are involved. The goat did not belong to the fair anymore.
The second problem is the police aspect, which was already mentioned in this thread. The police were sent 500 miles away to retrieve the goat (remember the last time they did this for your stolen property?). They were given a warrant to use breaching equipment and open locked containers, like this was a drug bust. And the police immediately sent the goat to the third party for slaughter, which is not how property disputes are handled. The property is supposed to be held until the rightful owner is determined.
But, instead of recognizing the legal and enforcement cynicism this story represents, you reduced it to another "Karen" story.
Your title isn't accurate, and doesn't represent why people are so upset over this.
A third party slaughtered the goat, it wasn't the owner. The owner was the state senator, who bought the goat at the fair auction.
The first problem is the fair interfering with the transaction. The buyer and seller agreed to send the goat to a sanctuary, and the fair still got their $63 cut. But the fair refused to allow this agreement, and decided neither buyer nor seller gets to keep the goat. Instead, the fair gets to take it back, plus their $63 cut (on a $902 sale). This is why lawyers are involved. The goat did not belong to the fair anymore.
The second problem is the police aspect, which was already mentioned in this thread. The police were sent 500 miles away to retrieve the goat (remember the last time they did this for your stolen property?). They were given a warrant to use breaching equipment and open locked containers, like this was a drug bust. And the police immediately sent the goat to the third party for slaughter, which is not how property disputes are handled. The property is supposed to be held until the rightful owner is determined.
But, instead of recognizing the legal and enforcement cynicism this story represents, you reduced it to another "Karen" story.
Shut the fuck up. God damn, the ignorance of this akshully.