- Maggie Weinroth
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Colorado State Fair Controversy
Margaret "Maggie" Weinroth was a participate at the 2011 Colorado State Fair where she won Grand Champion Market Goat Overall with a goat named Theodore.[1] After the show, it was determined that the goat was drugged with an illegal substance.[2] She lost her $5,500 in premiums and may face criminal charges.[3] The news became somewhat of an internet sensation, with over 200 articles around the world about the incident, reach as far as Pakistan and New Zealand.[4][5] The drug used was ractopamine, which was found by doing tests on the urine, blood, and tissues.[6]
- ^ http://www.coloradostatefair.com/uploads/2011%20Livestock/Market%20Goat%20Results%20for%20Web%202011.pdf
- ^ http://www.denverpost.com/recommended/ci_19114130
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/15318899
- ^ http://www.3news.co.nz/Champion-goat-tests-positive-for-doping/tabid/1160/articleID/229991/Default.aspx
- ^ pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online%2FEntertainment%2F17-Oct-2011%2FGoats-disqualified-after-failed-drug-test
- ^ http://www.chieftain.com/news/local/fair-learns-of-tainted-animal-feed-allegations/article_ee40a902-f6f1-11e0-8ed6-001cc4c002e0.html
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