A man who admitted having sexual intercourse with a goat has been jailed for six weeks.
Robert Newman, 23, launched the night time attack on the animal in a barn in Devizes in Wiltshire.
North West Wiltshire Magistrates’ Court in Chippenham was told the goat required treatment for injuries sustained during the assault.
Anna Humphreys, prosecuting, said Newman carried out the attack in the dark at a barn in Devizes.
Miss Humphreys read a victim impact statement from the goat’s female owner, who was not named.
She read: “My husband is worried about me being on the farm on my own.
“This person has cost us a considerable amount of money because we have had to install security cameras.
“We have also had to pay for vets fees and antibiotics for the injuries sustained by the goat.”
Newman, of Devizes, initially denied a charge of having sex with a living animal between April 5 and 16 this year.
But he later changed his plea and admitted the attack, contrary to the Sexual Offences Act 2003, on August 19.
Defending, Anne Ellery told the court Newman’s actions were a “symptom of isolation rather than depravity”.
Miss Ellery said: “This is a young man suffering from isolation. His understanding of what happened is unknown to him.
“Treatment is certainly something that he will need to seek.
“His delay in admitting the behaviour is because of the embarrassment and shame that went with it.”
The court heard Newman has previous convictions, including two for house burglary.
“This is an offence which is the first of its kind,” Miss Ellery said. “It is isolated and has not happened before.”
Miss Ellery read a statement from Newman to the court.
It said: “I don’t want to be this bad person any more, I just want to get on with my life and do good.
“I want to stand before you and say I am sorry and I just want to be back with my family.”
Newman, wearing a black coat and shirt, remained emotionless as he was led to the cells.