'Goatscaping' Program Providing Much-Needed Jobs to Boston's Goats

[Recursion]

http://jezebel.com/goatscaping-program-providing-much-needed-jobs-to-bosto-1710185022

Add Boston to the list of places deploying goats as gardeners (of a sort).

The Boston Globe reports that a pilot program last summer did so well that goats are being recruited once more, with reinforcements. “Because of the success last year, we decided to continue the Goatscaping program,” said Parks and Rec spokesman Ryan Woods. “It was a dreary-looking space filled with poison ivy. Six weeks later it was an opened-up field.” Good job, goats. Operation Goatscaping is a go.

Some goats will return to last year’s site to finish the job, while others will be dispatched to a golf course. “Bringing in the goats will let us open those areas up, and we won’t have the noise from the heavy machinery,” added Woods. Goats: silent, but effective. Even better, you might be able to catch a glimpse of them.

Not a baaad idea...

[yeoman6987]

1. As long as they are treated well

Given plenty of water, vet services near by and breaks when needed then ok. What are their sleeping arrangements? Cramped with hundreds of others? As long as animal welfare is keeping an eye on this, it might be ok.

[jberryhill]

3. Okay I'm stumped

What, in your mind, is a "break" for a goat whose "job" it is to hang out in a field and eat vegetation?

That's what a goat does on a "break".

[pinboy3niner]

4. Time for Facebooking, obviously

Is a little Farmville time too much to ask?

[jberryhill]

5. Don't make me get gruff with you

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[pinboy3niner]

6. Ewe see what happens when they're away from FB and Farmville too long?

Oh, the goatmanity!

[d_r]

2. And in the fall

They can have a BBQ. A great way to use the energy the plants used from the sun. I think that neighborhoods should do this. Instead of wasting gas in lawn mowers every neighborhood should get a goat. Then have a BBQ in fall. Instead of wasting resources we could be creating resources.

[alcibiades_mystery]

7. I support programs for all Boston goats