Police in Southfield, Mich., rounded up a herd of goats and rams that had been rented to clear overgrowth from a local lawn, but escaped from the property and wandered through town. Photo by klimkin/Pixabay.com
The resident told police the animals did not belong to him.
The goats and rams were rounded up and taken to Macomb County Animal Control.
Police said the animals had been rented from a Tecumseh farmer to clear overgrowth from a Southfield lawn, but they got loose and went wandering through the town. They will be returned to their owner, police said.
Goats have become a popular, eco-friendly alternative to traditional landscaping services in recent years.
Officials in Orange County, Calif., who employed a herd to clear weeds from the county fairgrounds, said the animals not only clear unwanted plants, but they break up the soil and provide fertilizer for future planting.
