BERKS COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — The owner of the Pennsylvania Farm Show’s popular goat snuggling station is facing felony animal cruelty charges after he performed an at-home C-section on a goat who ultimately died. Investigators said the procedure was livestreamed to YouTube.
Justin Steinmetz, of Temple, Pennsylvania, is the owner of Steinmetz Family Farm Baby Goat Snuggling, according to charging documents filed Feb. 19 by the Berks County Rescue League.
On Oct. 27, 2025, the Department of Animal Protection received a report that Steinmetz performed an at-home C-section on one of his goats, named Brawny, without anesthesia, pain medicine or medical professionals present…