Oreo the goat living outlaw's life in Tenn.
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) — Not wanting to be the people who got Jeff Vlar's goat, city council members in a Tennessee city will consider an exemption for the animal.The Chattanooga Times Free Press...
View ArticleWranglers say animals involved in making of 'Hobbit' movies died on unsafe farm
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Animal wranglers involved in the making of "The Hobbit" movie trilogy say the production company is responsible for the deaths of up to 27 animals, largely because they were...
View ArticleFlower-eating goat cleared of vandalism
SYDNEY (AP) — Gary the flower-eating goat's graze with Australian police has ended with his comedian owner getting the last laugh in court.A Sydney judge ruled Wednesday that neither the goat nor his...
View ArticleA goat walks into a bar in Butte ...
BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — Butte barflies may have thought they had one too many when a goat walked in to one tavern.A patron called to complain early Sunday that somebody brought the female pygmy goat into...
View ArticleWest Texas A&M students raise funds to buy goats for Africa
AMARILLO — As the temperature dropped, many West Texas A&M University students braved the frigid weather Wednesday, April 17.For some, their clothes suffered a bit, too, after being covered in...
View ArticleLetter: A conversation between local goats
Overheard between two good-looking goats in Lubbock:“Did you hear that Donald May fellow says gay marriage will result in our being hit on by gay couples? Said it right there in the A-J, so it must be...
View ArticleGoats invade airport to prevent fires
Passengers flying out of San Francisco International Airport recently might have caught a glimpse of something bizarre: goats munching away at overgrown weeds.Mr. Fuzzy, Cookie, Mable, Alice and nearly...
View ArticleNovel offers vision of hunting trip gone awry
Novel offers vision of hunting trip gone awry “Goat Mountain”(Harper), by David VannGun owners like to say they teach their children to never point a loaded weapon at another person. But what if a...
View ArticleWolfforth resident cited 42 times over animals
The city of Wolfforth probably wishes it had a few trolls to stand under a bridge in the Frenship Mesa Park.Livestock from a farm bordering the city park and Frenship High School have been breaking...
View ArticleNevada goats help eat, recycle Christmas trees
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Goats are known to eat just about anything, but it didn’t dawn on Vince Thomas until recently that the menu might include Christmas trees.“They’ll eat the pine needles and leave the...
View ArticleFarmer: Christmas trees great goat snacks
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Western Colorado goat farmers say Christmas trees make great snacks for their herds, and they're offering to collect them from homes in the Grand Valley.Nevelle Hopper of the...
View ArticleMilk does a body good? A look at the science
NEW YORK — Embattled milk producers launched a social media campaign last week to rebuild public confidence in the health benefits of their product.But how healthy is it?While the government urges milk...
View ArticleCourt: Rehire teacher who put 'I abuse animals' sign on boy
WIND GAP, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania appeals court says a special education teacher shouldn't have been fired for hanging an "I abuse animals" sign around the neck of an autistic, mentally challenged...
View ArticleFrom the A-J's Pages: 'The prohibitionists have ruined the criminal law...
25 years ago:Lubbock’s recently formed Waste Watch Coalition announced a fund-raising effort that involves placing live goats in local dignitaries’ offices until a “ransom” is paid.50 years ago:The...
View ArticleDog park committee enlists land-clearing specialists: goats
Dog park committee has goats clear land PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (AP) — A new dog park in Rhode Island got some help from a group of land-clearing specialists: goats.Organizers used a herd of the ravenous...
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