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Over 100 Goats In Boise Break Through Fence, Munch On Lawns Before Being Rounded Up

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BOISE, Idaho (CBS/AP) — This is something you don't see everyday. Over 100 escaped goats munched on manicured lawns in Idaho's capital city before being rounded up and hauled away.

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(credit: IdahoNews.com/KBOI-TV)

Multiple news outlets captured the goats calmly eating grass and shrubs in a Boise neighborhood Friday morning before a trailer arrived to applause from neighborhood residents.

The owner of We Rent Goats told CBS Boise affiliate KBOI-TV that the 118 goats were grazing at a retention pond when they broke through a fence and went to explore.

goats on loose in Idaho
(credit: IdahoNews.com/KBOI-TV)

Goats are sometimes let loose in the nearby Boise foothills to eat wild plants and reduce wildfire threats.

(© Copyright 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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