Olivia Mikhail, the owner of Kew Little Pigs Farm, with Comet the goat. (Image: Kew Little Pigs / SWNS)
The quartet, named Rose, Blitzen, Comet, and Sunday, was stolen from Kew Little Pigs Farm in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, during a raid on 11 December 2024.
Olivia Mikhail, 41, who owns the farm, was heartbroken upon discovering the goats missing, fearing they had been taken for meat.
Luckily, Rose and Blitzen were found in a field and returned shortly thereafter, yet Comet and Sunday weren’t located until January 13.
The goats reunited (Image: Kew Little Pigs / SWNS)
Requiring over three weeks to recuperate from their sadly neglected state, the second pair, Comet and Sunday, eventually made it back to the farm where they joyfully reconnected with Rose and Blitzen.
Heart-warming video shows Comet and Sunday jumping about and nuzzling with Rose and Blitzen once reunited in their pen.
Olivia said: “It was certainly a tear-jerking moment and we are so grateful that this story has a happy ending.”
She explained: “They goats were actually split from their natural pairings.
“Comet and Blitzen are firm friends and Sunday and Rose are a pair, so it was awful for both sets to be apart from each other.
Blitzen the goat (Image: Kew Little Pigs / SWNS)
Sunday the goat (Image: Kew Little Pigs / SWNS)
“We feel so lucky because so many stories like this do not end as happily.”
Determined to prevent further incidents, Olivia said: “We have tightened up security at the farm and started a fundraiser to help prevent something like this from happening again.”
Comet the goat (Image: Kew Little Pigs / SWNS)
It was a chilling morning on December 11 when Olivia first noticed the four beloved goats had been taken during the night.
Olivia and her team took to social media to report the missing goats and appealed to the public for any leads.
Less than a week later (Dec 17), Rose and Blitzen were discovered in a field near Farnham Royal by a passerby.
The second pair, Comet and Sunday, were found by a farmer in his field, a considerable distance of 10 miles (16 km) from their home.
Rose the goat (Image: Kew Little Pigs / SWNS)
Olivia said: “Finding the first two was amazing, but also there was sadness because Comet and Sunday were still not home.
“The man who had purchased Rose and Blitzen said that he’d been offered all four, so it was upsetting to think that it could all have been over had he just taken them.
“When Comet and Sunday were found we were overjoyed, but they were not in good condition”.
She described them as “thin and jumpy,” requiring extensive care and support to regain their health and confidence.
“We immediately had to put their welfare first and make sure they were going to be alright, which is why they stayed away from Rose and Blitzen for the first few weeks.”