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Marc Silver

Whatever happened to the runaway goats of San Francisco?

Back in March, four or five goats scrambled along the streets of San Francisco and became instantly famous as videos of their runabout were posted on social media. What became of the runaway ruminants? (screengrab by NPR via u/kevin1760/Reddit)

Ah, what simple times those were. Back in March, before the catastrophic wildfires and record temperatures of summer, before the Wagner insurrection, the plummeting plane, the many indictments in the U.S. ... goats were in the news. Four or five of them (accounts vary) were seen running wildly through the streets of San Francisco. Because of our blog's name, we felt obliged to cover this important story and make the very important point that goats do not fare well on noisy, busy city streets. At the time there were a couple of theories about the escape: Maybe they busted lose from a herd of goats who are hired out to eat weeds. Or maybe they engineered a dramatic exit from a truck bound for the goat slaughterhouse.

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