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Leaders of the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency hired 100 goats to nibble away thick weeds on a steep slope at the corner of 4th and Hill streets, next to the Angels Flight funicular.

Agency officials said the goats were cheaper and more environmentally friendly than two-legged brush-clearers armed with gasoline-powered weed-whackers.

And they are much more fun to watch, downtown office workers and other passersby quickly decided, as the animals fanned out over the 45-degree slope and chowed down.

[read the whole story and see pictures]

Link spotted at I am Progress.

This entry was posted in wild kingdom and tagged goats on September 15, 2008 by meanlouise.

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One thought on “Choose goats”

  1. JunglePete September 15, 2008 at 10:27 pm

    huh – castrating the goats helped keep the males focused. Maybe that would help my A.D.D.

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