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Urbanites Make the Case for Goats as Pets

Posted by: Cathy Duchamp

9 March 2010 - 12:00pm

The don't bite. They don't need much space. They follow kids around like a dog. We're talking about miniature goats. Planning commissions across the country are being asked to moved the hooved animals into the "pet" category.

Move aside, backyard chickens. Pygmy goats are becoming more popular in urban areas, and not just because they eat weeds. Seattle and Portland allow them, and now other cities are being asked to follow suit, including Carbondale Illinois.

Priscilla Pimentel, a member of Carbondale's Sustainability Commission, told Judy Keen of USA Today "if you can have a 250-pound dog in town, why not a miniature goat that can produce milk?" she says. "It's just common sense."

PETA is leery of the urban goat trend. Remember what happened with all those pot-bellied pigs..

Full Story: Goat fans, cities butting heads
Source: USA Today, March 9, 2010
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Another link that doesn't work

Submitted by Michael Lewyn on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 17:20.

I clicked the link to USA Today and got sent to the Planetizen news section.

working link

Submitted by Ken Firestone on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:36.

Here is a link that works.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2010-03-02-urbangoats_N.htm

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