Eating chokecherry buds, leaves or fruit is not typically dangerous for people or pets, but animals with segmented stomachs (rumens) including moose, cattle, goats and deer can be at risk, particularly soon after the plants freeze. ...

Are cherries poisonous to goats?

Oak leaves – Oak leaves and acorns, either dry or on tree, contain tannin, which is toxic to goats in large amounts. Wild Cherry – Wilted wild cherry leaves are deadly to goats due to high cyanide content.

Is choke cherry poisonous?

Toxicity. The toxin, cyanide, makes chokecherry toxic to horses. Release of cyanide occurs when horses chew chokecherry seeds or forage or when the forage wilts (e.g. after a frost). Cyanide may be higher in young growing plants.