FOXNews.com - To Save Money, California Turns to the Goats

FOXNews.com - To Save Money, California Turns to the Goats:

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The goat herd is busy browsing the overgrown hillside behind the courthouse.

When extreme overgrowth and underbrush behind a California courthouse threatened the risk of fires, the cash-strapped state knew it had to act -- and act quickly.

But the state didn't turn to the local fire department or bring in landscapers. Instead, officials hired a herd of goats.

The decision meant a cost-saving to taxpayers over hiring manual labor and proved to be better for the environment than bulldozers, argued the General Services Administration (GSA).

“They were tickled and impressed with the idea,” said acting Regional Administrator Jeffrey E. Neely, of GSA’s Pacific Rim. “The clerk of the Court watched the goats depart and said she’d be happy to see them back again — the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”