A GOAT had to be put down after visitors to a family park gave it too much bread.

People visiting Stewart Park, in Middlesbrough, are being warned not to give the animals bread after the death of Henry, a four-year-old golden Guernsey goat, on Wednesday.

A spokesman for Middlesbrough Council said it died of liver complications.

The goat had been given too much bread and had been ill since September.

Councillor Paul Thompson said: “This is a very sad incident.

We ask visitors not to feed bread and cakes to the animals in the pens, and there are notices in the pens advising the public of this.

“In the current cold and snowy winter, some people may feel they want to feed the animals, but please do not.

“The park animals can cope with the weather and are fed the correct diet at the correct times by our trained staff.

“Unfortunately, this incident shows that visitors bringing food for the animals can easily have fatal consequences.”