When I first read this headline, my gast was flabbered. My mind conjured up images of a group of anthropomorphic goats sitting around a dining room table gloating gleefully at how they’d stolen another batch of Cheetos and gotten away with it. Then a SWAT team busts into their home and captures them red errr orange handed. While loading the goats into the paddy wagon, the law enforcement officials are heard saying ‘Baaaaaaaaad goats’. Aaaaaaaaaaaanyways, the real story isn’t quite that bizarre, but it’s still amusing:
Five goats found wandering in the Savannah area will soon be on their way to a loving home.
Savannah-Chatham Metro Police say they found the livestock standing in the road of 52nd and Exchange Street on Monday.
With the help of animal control — and some Cheetos — they were able to safely capture the goats.
A patrol officer had found the animals impeding traffic as they wandered along the city’s streets, drawing a crowd of amused bystanders.
One juvenile goat was captured in a fenced-in yard, but the other five proved difficult to corral – at least until a spectator gave his bag of Cheetos to an officer to use as bait.
The snack food Cheetos was used to lure the goats in and grab them, so they could find a new home.
Animal Control supervisor Christina Sutherin says there was no problem finding someone who wants to adopt the goats.
“The community has had a wonderful outpouring of concern for the goats well-being. We do have an approved adopter. They’re all going to go to one individual and location. We have secondary applications just in case that falls through, but there is a happy ending for them.”
Sutherin told WSAV-TV the goats could not be returned to the owner, because the individual already has multiple violations in reference to livestock within city limits.
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