Goats are b-a-a-a-a-d.

Maybe you've noticed that the devil is frequently portrayed with goat-like features--horns, a little beard, a pointy chin, and cloven hooves. Is it any surprise, then, that goats in real life are very naughty--and some would even say downright evil?

The similitude isn't lost on the folks at the Childhood Goat Trauma Foundation, who have been addressing the mischievous nature of the goat since 1982. Its expansive (spoof) website at www.goattrauma.org grows every day with more testimonials of children and adults alike who have been butted, bumped, or beaten by a capra hircus or similar. It also lists helpful stats, such as: More than 6,000 traumatic incidents involving goats occur each year in the U.S. alone, and the majority of goat traumas occur before age 8 and after age 52.

Full journalistic disclosure: Approximately 27 years ago, a U.S. CATHOLIC editor, then a helpless infant, actually had her diaper eaten by a goat at a petting zoo. It's important to note that I ... oops ... she was still wearing the diaper when the goat made its move.