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posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday May 08 2019, @12:56PM   Printer-friendly
from the do-they-get-to-run-the-siren? dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

California firefighters are enlisting help from some unusual allies to prevent more deadly wildfires from ripping across the state -- goats.

The Ventura County Fire Department is releasing hundreds of goats next week north of Los Angeles to eat dead brush that could become fuel for a fires.

"They'll eat until we like the way the landscape looks, and then we move them to another area," Captain Ken VanWig, who oversees the department's vegetation management program, said in an interview. "They're very effective."

-- submitted from IRC


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 09 2019, @02:15AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 09 2019, @02:15AM (#841149)

    Those are heavily-bred sheep.

    I have heritage variety sheep, and while they can be smelly if you confine them, out in the open they're fine. They're also quite smart - cunning even. And they're pretty mellow as long as they know you.

    If they don't know you, and you try taking liberties with them, get used to the feeling of horns and hooves. But really, I can't blame them for that.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 09 2019, @05:55AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 09 2019, @05:55AM (#841214)

    PartTimeZombie is from New Zealand. Taking liberties with a sheep has a whole different meaning down there.