Aug. 30, 2022 / 4:10 PM

Escaped goat visits South Carolina elementary school

Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Animal services officers responded to a South Carolina elementary school when students encountered an unusual prospective pupil: a runaway goat.

Colleton County Animal Services said officers responded Tuesday morning when a goat was found at Northside Elementary School.

Animal services posted a photo of the goat to Facebook and the owner soon came forward.

The owner said the goat must have climbed a fence during the night to escape its enclosure.

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