Goats on the loose stopped for bad behavior, WA cops say. ‘They look guilty to me’
Two goats on the loose in a Washington city were picked up for bad behavior, police said.
The animals were caught chasing people Sunday, Nov. 24, the Kent Police Department said in a Facebook post.
“Don’t goat us wrong, they are very cute. But no kidding around, it’s not ok for people OR goats to chase others,” police said in the post.
The officer gave them a “comfy ride” to the King County Animal Shelter.
The farm animals were taken to the Pet Adoption Center and have been on hold as of Monday, Nov. 25, Cameron Satterfield, a spokesperson for the shelter, said in an email to McClatchy News.
Animals are placed on a stray hold period for three days before they are considered for adoption, Satterfield said.
“With goats though, we typically don’t adopt them out ourselves - we work with partners like Puget Sound Goat Rescue to find new homes if they go unclaimed,” Satterfield said.
It’s not uncommon for the shelter to see stray livestock or exotic animals.
Satterfield said the shelter gets calls about once a month for these animals.
Facebook users cracked some jokes about the “detained” goats.
“They look guilty to me,” one person commented.
“I sure love this humor, hilarious. They can always be sentenced to hard labor eating their way home,” another person said.
Kent is about a 20-mile drive south from Seattle.
This story was originally published November 26, 2024 at 2:01 PM with the headline "Goats on the loose stopped for bad behavior, WA cops say. ‘They look guilty to me’."
