Arlington goat escape: Dozens of goats escape enclosure, wander through neighborhoods

Fox 4 ^ | 2/27/24 | Dionne Anglin

[DallasBiff]

So where did the goats come from?

"They got here at noon last Tuesday, and we expect them to be here for another week or so," said Michael Debrecht, the assistant director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Arlington.

The City of Arlington partnered with a company to bring hundreds of goats to the Crystal Canyon Natural area to eat underbrush and invasive plants, like poison ivy and poison oak, in the park to clear waterways and reduce the fire risk.

"They eat the species, and you’ll have them fertilize the land as well, so it's more natural," said Debrecht.

The working assumption at the moment is that hikers moved the fence.

"Once those goats found a spot, I think they all just kinda took off together," said Debrecht.

[DallasBiff]

Goats the natural lawn mowers.

[blackdog]

So?

[Fury]

Looks like mostly Boers.

[TLI]

"They eat the species, and you’ll have them fertilize the land as well, so it's more natural," said Debrecht."

Fertilize?

That contains carbon emission.

CAAAAAAARBON!

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[Ezekiel]

"This is a mess," an officer is heard saying on body camera video.

It was a gruff statement, but he ended up eating his words.

[Allegra]

What you did there.

I see it.

[EinNYC]

Boy, that’s a LOT of goats! How big is the area they are supposed to clear?

[Bob434]

I don’t know how I goat here.

[curdogmen]

a nightmare we have almost every night...we got 70 pregnant does that will give birth in a few weeks and 3 bucks in a pasture right now...now well have daymares

[T-Bird45]

The local recently-arrived “guests of FJB” will be looking to acquire the young goats for cabrito.

[mdmathis6]

sounds like a Ba-a-a-a-a-a-a-d problem!

[dfwgator]

Is Stevie Nicks amongst them.

[Verginius Rufus]

This is Arlington, Texas, as in Texas Rangers, not Arlington, VA, or one of the many other Arlingtons.

[Ezekiel]

Maybe off-topic, but this story made me think that if I were a goat farmer, I'd be inspired to put up a Trump election sign saying,

Orange Man Baaad
GOAT!

[deport]

Back in the day when I was growing up we used to keep goats
around our property to keep the bushes trimmed.

[BipolarBob]

When young, I foolishly flew to Pamplona for the running of the goats and narrowly escaped with my life.

[glennaro]

Many thanks for posting. Please be sure to include the state in the title (or in the posted text).

[Hiddigeigei]

"Goats the natural lawn mowers."
Years ago we had a miniature goat named Barbecue (we called her Barbie); a fun affectionate little creature. The limbs and leaves on trees in our backyard had a cutoff line just at the level she could reach standing on her hind legs. She was a sweet thing, I miss her.

[Allegra]

I'd be inspired to put up a Trump election sign saying, Orange Man Baaad
GOAT!

I have friends who have goats on their property and they’re solid conservatives. (My friends, not the goats. I’m not sure which way the goats lean politically.) I’m going to mention this to them.