Who let the goats out? Runaway herd invades Idaho neighborhood
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(Reuters) - More than 100 goats burst into a neighborhood in Boise, Idaho, on Friday, startling residents and captivating spectators on social media as they feasted on lawns, flower bushes and tree leaves.
The herd of goats had been at work clearing some land for the county when scores of the inquisitive animals escaped at about 7 a.m. local time (1300 GMT) and wandered into a West Boise suburb, their owner said.
“They were on a pond that the county had hired us to clear, and it looks like they pushed through some of the wood boards and got out that way,” said Matt Gabica, owner of We Rent Goats, a company that provides goats to clear weeds on private and public property. “A bunch of homeowners and a bunch of kids had some excitement.”
The herd of about 118 goats was wrangled into a truck by company workers at around 8:30 a.m. (1430 GMT)
By then the goats had already built up an online following of social media users. One reporter for the local KTVB news channel dubbed it the “#Boise Goat-a-Palooza 2018.”
One Twitter user said that in 30 years they would be telling their grandchildren about “the great goat invasion of 2018.” Another tweeted: “They’re maaaaaaaad as hell and they’re not going to take it anymore,” riffing on the “baaa” sound made by goats.
Reporting by Gina Cherelus in New York; editing by Jonathan Oatis
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A little comic relief from the usual FP....
Some people in the area here use goats to clear their property.
Goats of all shapes, sizes and colors were seen on the tour of the neighborhood. In some photos, residents were seen looking confused as the goats mobbed their front yards. Neighbors reported hearing the herd making their way into the area on Summerwind Drive off of Five Mile Road at around 7 a.m. and commenced their unstoppable eating of lawns, leaves, and shrubs.
At about 8:30 a.m., a large truck from the company We Rent Goats arrived and rounded up the goats. KTVB reported that the goats had been grazing nearby when they somehow escaped and set off on a snacking tour of the neighborhood.
Posted on Twitter with the #breaking, Parris added that nobody had a clue where the goats came from. The goats managed to be collected into the truck and taken away, thus concluding an exciting Friday morning.
Dear Friend Kavika: Reminds me of the "Four Off the Floor" Buffet at Jay's Diner.
Salad Bar with Sneeze Guard optional.
Enoch.
Where I live the land is so steep that some people do hire goat companies to clear the land of weeds and such.
Jay's ''four off the floor'' has become world renown...Well perhaps county renown or even town renown...
Dear Brother Kavika: Jay's Diner is world famous for yards around.
Its a legend that will surely last a lunch time.
"Beloved from 4th Street to Ford Avenue but not much farther".
Enoch, Sipping on their deep fried ice tea.
Jay's does have eternal fame (renewable on an annual basis for a small fee), but have they found health inspectors courageous enough to step inside the place yet? I heard that the Health Department asked the Navy for the loan of some Seals to do the job but were turned down because the Navy found that it was just too risky.
Not true. Chief Chef Boiling Water Goldstein was a SEAL himself, or was it a shark, maybe a flounder.
Anyhow Chief Chef Boiling Water Goldstein denies it completely and without, or is it with reservations. And he does know about reservations.
Dear Friend TTGA: Just showed our back and forth between you Kavika and me to Mrs. E. She laughed out loud.
Good show, my dear friend.
E.
Dear Brother Kavika: As mentioned to our good friend TGA above, I showed the back and forth between us three to Mrs. E.
She laughed out loud.
She recalls fondly the chapter by chapter book we co-authored in installments on the Newsvine, Forgettable Memoirs some years back.
Your invention of the RV shaped breakfast bread, the Winnebagel to this day remains an example of genius!
No wonder I am so proud to have you as my brother in all of life.
E.
I would have been laughing the entire time but unfortunately you know someone who got their azalea's munched is going to sue
I like to do some azalea munching myself from time to time...
As long as it's a female azalea it's ok
What!!!! munching Azalea's....What is this veggie week.
No, don't go there.
Goats will eat anything. When I was a kid we went to Old Williamsburg, VA. My sister and I went in to pet the goats and one of them thought my sisters top looked yummy, so he tore it off of her. My dad thought quickly and covered her with his shirt ( making dad look like a hillbilly) and then we had to go to the gift store to get her a "Virginia is for lovers" T shirt. A fair exchange I think!
Brilliant. Did you do that on purpose?