The entire premise of a “zonk” is that the contestant would be disappointed. Goats were a common “zonk,” and it’s assumed most contestants would have no ability to house, and no use for, a domestic goat.
According to an interview with Monty Hall, several contestants actually decided to keep the animals; although rare, it was allowed since the animals were offered as prizes (and they were a lot more expensive than the consolation cash prize).
Source: xkcd #1282
Explain xkcd #1282
I don’t see the issue with the consolation price? A goat is a few thousand bucks!
from the explainxkcd link, emphasis mine.
No need to house if you sell it.
In hindsight it was pretty dumb of me to not post this too. Thanks for putting the information out there