Cleo the goat went missing on Boxing Day and owner Rebekah McCormack sought help from local authorities and social media to find her. Photo / Supplied
A woman is devastated after her beloved pet goat was allegedly stolen from its paddock, decapitated and dumped in Dunedin.
On Boxing Day, Rebekah McCormack discovered her pet goat Cleo was missing from the Jeffcoates Rd paddock the goat shared with several horses.
Concerned, she and friends searched for the
missing pet and put up posts on Facebook, and she also contacted organisations such as the Dunedin City Council's animal control team.
She thought someone might have stolen Cleo to keep as a pet, or that someone had taken the goat to worry her but would return Cleo after a few days, McCormack said.
