This breed of goat is common today. Pygmy goats were first brought to the United States in 1959. Some people raise them as pets, but they were originally raised for food. This goat has been called the Cameroon Dwarf Goat because it came from West Africa and the former French Cameroon. These goats were first exported to zoos in Sweden and Germany, and then crossed the Atlantic to the United States.
Pygmy goats eat just about anything.
But their diet consists of grain, hay, and some foliage.