Biquette (French lit. 'young female goat'), also known as Biquette de Mauriac, the Grindcore Goat or the Punk Rock Goat (c. 2003 – December 2013), was a rescued factory milking goat who was photographed in the audience of punk rock and heavy metal concerts and became viral on the internet.
Early life
According to Flo, Biquette's caretaker at the French communal farm Ferme de Mauriac, the goat spent her first five years (c. 2003–2008) at a milking factory before being handed over to Mauriac because "it was cheaper than a slaughterhouse".[1]
Life at Ferme de Mauriac
Biquette lived on a French communal farm with a DIY music space, and was an avid concert attendee. In early 2012, photos showed the goat in the front row of a concert by Singaporean grindcore band Wormrot. BuzzFeed dubbed her the "Punk Rock Goat",[2] and Metal Insider called her photo "one of the best images in metal".[3] According to Wormrot's manager, Biquette was very tame and followed the band around "like a dog".[4] Biquette's caretaker Flo said in an interview that the goat loved concerts and other gatherings of people and theorized that she liked the vibrations of the wooden floor caused by the live music.
Biquette loved to steal and consume cigarettes and cigarette butts, alcohol, and leftover paint and oil from the bottoms of cans.[1][5]
Death
On 9 December 2013, Biquette's Facebook fan page reported the goat's death,[6] with Flo clarifying in a January 2014 interview that the cause of death was "a big mystery" and adding that given the 20-year average lifespan of a milking goat, Biquette "burned the candle at both ends" during her 10 years of life. However, Saanen goats, which it seems likely she was, are reported to have a lifespan range of 9–15 years.[3][5]
References
- ^ a b Gordon, Jeremy (20 January 2014). "Grind Goat Will Never Die But You Will". Vice.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ Notopoulos, Katie (12 April 2012). "Punk Rock Goat". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ a b Teitelman, Bram (20 January 2014). "Grindcore fan that happened to be a goat passes away". Metal Insider. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "The Story Of The Punk Rock Goat". Complex. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ a b De Jongh, Daniel (8 October 2023). "Remembering Biquette The Grindcore Goat". Discipline Mag. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Biquette De Mauriac". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
External links
- Youtube video of the Wormrot concert
