Used as a breeding goat her whole life, Holly was surrendered by her former owners after she was unable to produce any more babies.  As all of Holly’s offspring were slaughtered, we never understood why her they decided to take pity on her and surrender her to the Sanctuary.  We were very happy to have Holly as a member of the RASTA family, however this prejudicial logic has always eluded us.  Perhaps it was simply because they had formed a bond with Holly by having her for a few years and having given her a name.  If that's the case then perhaps if more time and effort could be taken to acknowledge more animals on an individual basis, then there would be less desire for killing.  The simple fact is that if one actually takes the time to get to know an animal they (generally) could not eat him or her as this is something that we hear all the time from the many visitors and volunteers at the Sanctuary.