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Sept. 12, 2023 / 4:38 PM

Texas deputies round up a pair of pint-sized loose goats

Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman said a pair of deputies rounded up two loose goats in Spring. Photo courtesy of Mark Herman, Harris County Constable Precinct 4/Facebook

Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman said a pair of deputies rounded up two loose goats in Spring. Photo courtesy of Mark Herman, Harris County Constable Precinct 4/Facebook

Sept. 12 (UPI) -- A pair of Texas deputies responded to an unusual loose animal report and ended up rounding up a pair of small goats.

Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman wrote in a Facebook post that a pair of deputies responded to a report of goats wandering loose in the Aldine Westfield and Wood River area.

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Herman said the deputies ended up wrangling two pint-sized goats.

"The goats were reunited with their owners," Herman wrote.

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