No he's not. He's simply stating that if it doesn't work out, there's a relatively simply "solution" to having one goat over having many, even if that "solution" doesn't fit your tastes.
We had two pet geese growing up. When they started becoming a nuisance around the house, they ended up in the stew pot. An animal isn't magically different just because you designate it as a "pet".
No he's not. He's simply stating that if it doesn't work out, there's a relatively simply "solution" to having one goat over having many, even if that "solution" doesn't fit your tastes.
We had two pet geese growing up. When they started becoming a nuisance around the house, they ended up in the stew pot. An animal isn't magically different just because you designate it as a "pet".