The Goat In The Forest

Or rather, the goat in Forest, Mississippi. Oh, sure, Tupelo has Oliver, so Forest has to go for "Billy".

Local resident Gene Walker, who lives on Poinsetta Drive, said the goat first showed up in his neighborhood around 10 days ago. Billy did not damage the Walker's yard but may have vandalized others in the area, according to reports.

"It was kind of comical to ride through the neighborhood and see a goat roaming the streets,“ Walker said.

Mary Jo Walsh, another resident of the area, couldn't believe her eyes when she first saw Billy.

"The first time I saw the goat, I had stopped at the stop sign and was looking down the street and here is this creature frolicking down the driveway," she said. "I thought 'does somebody have a miniature horse?'"

Though she and her husband Ron offered tomato plants and fresh greenery to the goat, Billy still managed to clean out the Walshes’ cats' dishes each night.

Police pursued the goat for over a week, officers were not able to catch the speedy guy until Monday.

"We had to catch him by hand," Lee said. "We had some hot and sweaty officers when it was all over."

Billy was reportedly caught at Ben Pace's home. Billy is believed to have slept in Pace's carport during his time in Forest.

Does that count as a real estate selling point? "Three bedrooms, two baths, three goat garage." If it doesn't, it should. Now, we really don't want to rain on Forest's 15 minutes of fame, but Queens, New York upped the ante. They had a runaway cow.

NEW YORK — An errant cow is headed for greener pastures after being corralled by police following a two-mile chase through the streets of Queens.

Dubbed "Queenie," the brown and white bovine was captured around 11 p.m. Tuesday, about one hour after she was first spotted roaming the streets of Jamaica, Queens, said Richard Gentles, a spokesman for Animal Care & Control of New York City.

"We have the cow. We're taking care of her. She will probably go to a farm sanctuary upstate," he said.

No one seemed to know where the cow came from. Gentles said there have been no reports of a missing cow from any of the area slaughterhouses.

Coincidence? We think not. This is obviously some sort of plot between the goats and the cows (as part of the larger Animal Uprising™, of course.) We have advice for the residents of both Forest and Queens: be careful where you step.