When Venus Bontadelli and her husband moved to Powell, Wyoming, to be closer to family, they also hoped to find a reprieve from the "increasingly illiberal and imperious state of politics in California." But it seems this Wyoming town—with a population of roughly 6,500—isn't as "live and let live" as she hoped, but rather "exercise[s] shockingly broad power over the lives and property of citizens."

In December 2024, the family was gifted a baby Nigerian pygmy teacup dwarf goat—an increasingly popular choice of pet in the United States—named Porsche Lane. Porsche lived peacefully at the family's home until May 2025, when a Powell police officer arrived at Bontadelli's door to tell her that someone had complained about the then 10-pound, indoor-kept goat. The officer informed Bontadelli tha

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