Police find runaway goat in Beacon Hill
SEATTLE -- A South Precinct patrol officer got quite a surprise Sunday morning when he spotted a full-sized goat wandering the streets of Beacon Hill.
The officer was driving past Beacon Avenue South and South Leo Street at roughly 8:30 a.m. when he spotted the roughly 60-pound goat. After calling for backup, the officer was able to get a leash on the animal and transport it to the Seattle Animal Shelter.
Police weren't able to find the goat's owner, but they say it's illegal to keep that type of goat in city limits.
A shelter volunteer thinks the goat may have been a "goat for hire" used to eat overgrown foliage in the neighborhood.
If you know who owns the goat, you can call the Seattle Animal Shelter at (206) 386-7387 or come down to the shelter during normal business hours.
The officer was driving past Beacon Avenue South and South Leo Street at roughly 8:30 a.m. when he spotted the roughly 60-pound goat. After calling for backup, the officer was able to get a leash on the animal and transport it to the Seattle Animal Shelter.
Police weren't able to find the goat's owner, but they say it's illegal to keep that type of goat in city limits.
A shelter volunteer thinks the goat may have been a "goat for hire" used to eat overgrown foliage in the neighborhood.
If you know who owns the goat, you can call the Seattle Animal Shelter at (206) 386-7387 or come down to the shelter during normal business hours.
Come on now, theres a many more stranger things wandering around Beacon Hill than a goat....
Maybe the goats harassed him until he left the trail.
Can I borrow him for a few days? I will provide all the food and water and attention he can handle.Â
Not a goat.........that is a hair sheep....LOL
@dodgegirl That was my first thought too! Sometimes they are difficult to tell apart. (Though I bet it's still not legal to own in city limits.)
Calling PEMCO NW Profile #80...
 @georgef Damn! Somebody beat me to it! LOL!
and in the process, I found a very handy reference page in case you need a quick snark using the pemco ads.... http://www.werealotlikeyou.com/
 @georgef Geez, I don't think I wanna know how much time they spend writing all that!
You're worse than the commercials. You actually think they are amusing. @georgef