At least in energy-hit US, it looks like it’s a return to nature. The latest fad has been set off by Google that is tinkering with replacing gas-guzzling lawnmowers with – Goats!!Google’s official blog says: A herder brings about 200 goats and they spend roughly a week with us at Google, eating the grass and fertilizing at the same time. The goats are herded with the help of Jen, a border collie. It costs us about the same as mowing, and goats are a lot cuter to watch than lawn mowers.
For urbanites, goats are a novelty! The goats' services, it is reported, were several thousand dollars cheaper -- and a lot more eco-friendly -- than a weed whacking crew.In addition to saving money, the goats also just do a better job than polluting machines.
Not only that, they will eat just about anything resembling a plant. They can clear vegetation from hard-to-reach places, and they'll eat the seeds that pesticides and mowing leave behind, preventing vegetation from coming back next year!
Maybe it’s time to replace tractors with bullocks, next?
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