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Southfield police recover goats rented for mowing lawn

By Jack Nissen
Updated  September 6, 2021 8:01pm EDT
Southfield
FOX 2 Detroit

Lost goats rented to mow lawn get recovered safe in Southfield

Southfield PD secured the situation for a while – but they obviously don’t deal with this kind of thing often, so they called in the experts at Macomb County Animal Control.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - The Southfield Police Department had a curious case on their hands Monday when they came across several untethered goats and rams behind someone's house.

According to police, a resident had rented the goats to mow their lawn when they got loose. 

The police department said the escaped livestock were found at 26230 Shiawassee Street.

The animals are currently being housed by the Macomb County Animal Control. 

The homeowner where the goats were being rangled up spotted police in his backyard and got their attention through his Ring doorbell camera. 

"I don't own any goats," he told police, who confirmed they were trying to catch the escaped livestock.

They belong to a farmer out of Tecumseh, who is coming to pick up the animals.