Syndicate Scheme

For £300 p.a., you and a group of friends or colleagues can syndicate a goat of your choice.

The cost of keeping one goat varies depending upon the type of goat, its age and state of health, and the facilities one provides. However, we estimate that it costs Buttercups in the region of £300 p.a. in food, hay, straw, worming, tools, etc for each animal in our care.

By donating £300 p.a., your group becomes the sole sponsor of a goat. It's like owning your own goat, without the daily restrictions of caring for him or her! Syndicates can contain up to four people – perhaps family members, friends or work colleagues who share a love of animals. Most groups split the payment equally, so 4 members costs £75 each, 3 £100 each and 2 £150 each. You may split payment unequally if you wish – as long as the total donation equals £300 – just fill in the forms with the appropriate details.

 
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Benefits

In return, each person receives a personalized certificate with a photo of your goat. Come and see them any morning; brush and comb them, take them for a walk, and as a special treat give them a bath and shampoo if you wish! Occasionally, if you feel energetic, you may feel like helping to clean out their pen. If you wish to visit your goat, just make sure you contact us first.

In addition, if you wish to know more about goat husbandry, syndicate members are invited to be a guest at one of the many goat husbandry workshops held at the sanctuary - see events for dates.

Picking your goat

Any goat is available under the guardianship scheme, except new arrivals or those already assigned to guardians, syndicates or adoptive parents. Either visit us to choose a goat yourself, pick an available goat from our list, or contact us to help choose one. Also contact us if you would like more details about this scheme.

Please note; many of our goats are mature in age (around 12 is a fair age) & some have health issues. Where possible, this information is given, but goats seldom come in with confirmed dates of birth (DOB) so we often have to guestimate them, and with so many animals to track inaccuracies in information is possible. If the good health of the goat you pick is a primary concern, please contact us for advice. If the worst happens and we lose a goat mid-sponsorship, you will be offered the chance to select another.

Joining the scheme

To set up a syndicate, nominate a leader, who should complete the syndicate leader form. Other group members each complete a syndicate members form and return it to their group leader together with payment. The syndicate leader then returns all paperwork to Buttercups. When your syndicate renewal is due, we will contact you through your syndicate leader, who is responsible for ensuring the required paperwork is completed, collecting payments and forwarding the information to us. At renewal point, syndicate members can be changed if needed – just fill in the paperwork with the revised details.

Alternatives

If this scheme doesn't appeal, we offer two alternatives:

  • Guardianship scheme, where for £300 per year, you can become the sole sponsor of a goat of your choice.
  • Adopton scheme where, for £20 per year, you can adopt a goat and help contribute towards its costs and care.