My neighbors to the north have chained up a goat to an old fencepost in the vacant lot between our properties. WTF? They're not even taking care of it. I'm not sure whether to call the Goat Squad, sneak it some provisions, or conk it on the head with the 4-lb. mini-sledge and put it on the new Orion Cooker.
I dont see any source of water, and sun seem to be sharp. You can call the cops i am sure it will come under animal cruelty, if no one is giving that animal water. If you are on talking terms with your neighbour, you can go talk to them.
I'd call animal control or the Humane Society in your area. Chaining an animal to a tree/pole is never a humane solution. http://www.aspca.org/adoption/shelters/
Definitely plenty to eat for a goat there I'd guess depending on the chain. But water is another story
It's a standard ploy to control vegetation. Water should be made available but food is not the problem. people even 'rent" out goats in these parts to get rid of weeds and blackberries. http://medford.craigslist.org/wan/2551730049.html
Contact your neighbor before notifying animal control. Let him know you're concerned about the animal's well-being and see what he says. A goat on a chain doesn't seem right, but if left to their own devices they'll eat grass, bushes trees, everything.
A goat can climb their way out of a fence or chew through a rope. chains are a main way to confine them. they are a very destructive force to be recon'd with for sure. You ought to see the damage they do to cars. For the most part, a goat cvan hydrate simply by eating vegetation. They are not a horse or dog. besides.....they are basically the most disgusting animal you can imagine. [video=youtube;R_o-vCA8Cs8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_o-vCA8Cs8[/video] [video=youtube;Dp0Bt2cbcc8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp0Bt2cbcc8[/video]
Yah, goats are pretty gross. The goats on the property where I am here on Hawaii ( I leave tomorrow ) greet you by peeing as soon as you come close
Reading this got me to googling on youtube, which led me to Steve Martin. I have to say I love this song he did. (and what is up with the new look for the posting?) [video=youtube;faVdrYDw_Rc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faVdrYDw_Rc[/video]
We found a second goat a little farther onto their property when we went and watered the first one this morning. Yeah it's the water that bugged me the most, though it's nearly 100° here and there's no shade. I wondered about hydrating through vegetation and was told in this heat they need water, plus the chains aren't 10' long and the one in the pic will soon exhaust the veg around it and will be in a circle of dirt. The other thing is not just the chains, but that both have gotten the chains wrapped up, especially the far one. I got their number and called and a guy said he was a truck driver and his son was supposed to be checking on them, and that he'd take care of it. We'll see.
Good job. I wasn't aware of the ambient temps being so high. Even a camel needs water in that kind of heat. Best to put goats on a dog run type of system with a swivel at both ends of the chain.
This was finally resolved. The neighbors really weren't doing shit so I called and talked to the lady of the house who was basically trying to piss down my leg and tell me it was raining. I got mad and hung up and called a local vet. Luckily, she called the same vet-- I got a call back from him saying he talked to her and explained to her there's more to caring for goats than tying them up and moving them occasionally. The vet was taking some sheep to a nearby livestock auction (a/k/a sale barn) the next day and volunteered to come get the goats and take them there. The lady realized she was in over her head and let the vet come get the goats. I called the lady back and we buried the hatchet. I scored some major neighbor points by NOT calling the cops on them.
The scariest part was that these retards wanted to use these two goats to clear the brush between their place and mine. There're prolly way too many friggin' trees for that anyway. I didn't even realize that the buffer zone between them and us is part of their leasehold. Maybe I should offer to buy the land from the owner; it can't be worth much.
I think you should be moving in the opposite direction - sell the land you have now and move! Or offer to buy out the retard. Stupid neighbors like that only seem to get worse. And eventually they pass the property on to their stupid children/relations.
Not moving, & definitely not because of these people. For the most part it's a nice neighborhood-- we even have a pool association. They're leasing. If worse comes to worse a big-ass fence or hedgerow may be cheaper than buying the land anyhow.
