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[div class="storyheader"][h2]Mayor unleashes goat program[/h2][h4]Animal rights group, union pans new plan[/h4][/div][div class="feed_details"][h4]Mark Hasiuk,             Vancouver Courier[/h4][span]Published: Wednesday, April 01, 2009[/span][/div]Vision Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson unveiled yesterday a controversial new program aimed at conserving energy and reducing carbon dioxide emissions at city hall.[/p]The GoatingGreen program, which originated in the Netherlands, is the first of its kind in North America.[/p]At a backyard press conference at city hall, Robertson, who made environmentalism a key component of his successful 2008 civic election campaign, introduced Tony, a striking four-year-old African pygmy goat and program centerpiece.[/p][div id="imageBox"][img id="storyphoto" class="thumbnail" src="http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/media.canada.com/282673bf-1acf-417f-ac0c-192ad0df93e0/frontmayorunleashesgoat.jpg?size=l" alt="Tony the goat will roam city hall greenspace as part of Mayor Robertson's new GoatingGreen program." width="150" border="0" height="150"][a id="largeimagelink" class="bigger" href="jvascript:void%20window.DOH!('storyimage.html?id=4f25502a-ef26-4a2e-870a-4fb62cde0746&img=986b7848-94fe-48b7-945c-e3ed5a5bc163&path=%2fvancouvercourier%2fnews%2f',%20'storyimage',%20'width=760,height=550,location=no,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes')"][img]http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/www.canada.com/images/widgets/bullet_story_headline_bigger.gif" alt="View Larger Image" width="15" height="14"] View Larger Image[/a][h4 id="storyphotocaption"]Tony the goat will roam city hall greenspace as part of Mayor Robertson's new GoatingGreen program.[/h4][h6 id="storyphotocredit"]Photo-Dan Toulgoet[/h6][span][/span][a class="additionals" href="jvascript:void%20window.DOH!('/components/email.aspx?id=4f25502a-ef26-4a2e-870a-4fb62cde0746&referrer=http://www2.canada.com/vancouvercourier/news/story.html?id=4f25502a-ef26-4a2e-870a-4fb62cde0746&sponsor=',%20'',%20'width=450,height=410,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no')"][/a][div class="addthis"][script type="text/XXXXscript"] var addthis_pub = 'canada.com';                       function textCounter(field,cntfield,maxlimit)                      (                      if (field.value.length ] maxlimit) // if too long...trim it!                      field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);                      // otherwise, update 'characters left' counter                      else                      (                      var divLabel = document.getElementById("divLabel");                      divLabel.innerHTML = maxlimit - field.value.length + " characters remaining";                       )                      )                      [/script][script type="text/XXXXscript" src="http://s9.addthis.com/js/widget.php?v=10"][/script][/div][/div]The concept is simple: Tony grazes on city hall greenspace and reduces the need for carbon-spewing lawn mowers and weed whackers. In addition to his daily grass intake, Tony consumes a high-fibre diet of prunes and whey. Tony's manure is collected and mixed with nitrogen fertilizer, which powers a battery of microwave-sized generators strategically placed inside city hall. The generators heat individual rooms and can be easily moved around the building, if necessary.[/p]"GoatingGreen will reduce city hall's heating bill by 30 per cent," said Robertson, as Tony quietly nuzzled the mayor's pant leg. The savings, added Robertson, will help recoup the $37,580 program cost. GoatingGreen materials include Tony, 12 generators, two stainless steel pooper scoopers, one Goat-a-Matic tracking collar and a three-year supply of environmentally friendly fertilizer.[/p]Pending council approval, Robertson plans to purchase more goats and expand the program to public sites around the city, including parks and school grounds.[/p]But not everyone's on board.[/p]NPA Coun. Suzanne Anton accused Vision of grandstanding, and said city staff was not properly consulted about the program. She noted the recent controversy involving backyard chickens--an initiative championed by Vision Coun. Andrea Reimer.[/p]"Vision seems obsessed with barnyard animals," she said. "What happens if Tony eats poison ivy or somehow escapes onto 12th Avenue? What happens if he bites a passerby? There are a lot of questions, here, and taxpayers deserve answers."[/p]The program also drew fire from animal rights groups who worry about goat fatigue and exploitation.[/p]PETA spokesperson Ashley Fruno, whose online campaign titled "Tighten up Tony" opposes GoatingGreen, noted program researchers expect Tony to defecate at least 10 times per day. "They're going to pump this poor animal full of fibre and limit his diet to backyard vegetation," said Fruno. "No person, no matter how constipated, would be expected to undergo such treatment. This is a cruel experiment. Tony's not a guinea pig."[/p]Paul Faoro, president of CUPE Local 15, blasted the program, noting that Tony will graze on public property. "This is a slippery slope," he said. "The city has essentially outsourced union work--landscaping city hall grounds--to non-union personnel."[/p]The Tony concept dates back to the fifth century, when the Anglo-Saxons used goat manure to construct and heat their homes before slaughtering the goats in pagan rituals. Pope Gregory the Great outlawed the practice in 592 AD when Christianity spread to Britain and dried cow manure replaced goat manure as the heating fuel of choice.[/p]second pg and rest of story at link above

 
Mercy to the Guilty is Torture to the Victims

P.C.

OMG....LOL.

  They DO realize, I hope, that goats may keep the grass short, but if they're expecting a 'manicured lawn'....I think they may be disappointed.  That really is too funny.
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

Russ

Evening Miss PC!

Im finding this hilarious. I have called a few friends about this when I saw it in the courier earlier.

Kindve on a side note.. my neighbor used to keep chickens between my back garage and his back in the day. I think that now the fools in city hall have passed a law allowing you to have chickens again in vancouver.. that Im going to talk to my neighbor about doing this.. just because.
 
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P.C.

It IS hilarious....but I think it's a fantastic concept.

  I'd love a few chickens, but there are so many critters around here, that I'm a bit hesitant. (and lazy....I think we'd have to build a Fort Knox chicky coop)  
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

Sportsdude

we've always thought of buying billy goats to graze wild around the lake to keep the weeds down, people do this.  
"We can't stop here. This is bat country."

Russ

 Just think.. chicken soup for the local coons in the area hey? lol. Or a chicken snack.  
Mercy to the Guilty is Torture to the Victims

Russ

 Sportsdude wrote:
we've always thought of buying billy goats to graze wild around the lake to keep the weeds down, people do this.  

Evening SD. Yes many people do it.. just not around city hall. lol.
I actually dont have a problem with it.. I just hope they realize that like PC said the goats dont keep the grass at a uniform length and will eat everything, lol. I just hope if the project doesnt work out that they dont just get rid of him.
 
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P.C.

The raccoons I can live with....it's attracting the cougars that would be a concern.  
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

Sportsdude

Evening Russ.

Yeah or better yet, since UBC is hellbent on destroying the farm, they might as well start an urban farm on the front lawn as well.

 
"We can't stop here. This is bat country."

P.C.

"PETA spokesperson Ashley Fruno, whose online campaign titled "Tighten up Tony" opposes GoatingGreen, noted program researchers expect Tony to defecate at least 10 times per day. "They're going to pump this poor animal full of fibre and limit his diet to backyard vegetation," said Fruno. "No person, no matter how constipated, would be expected to undergo such treatment. This is a cruel experiment. Tony's not a guinea pig.""

    Idiots.  Is there ANYONE in PETA with a brain ?

  What are they suggesting.  A diet of Filet Mignon and caviar ?  
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

P.C.

I think they should start a little Feta business on the side too.  
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

Sportsdude

Peta's heart is in the right place, they just go overboard and don't know how to effectively run a good PR firm. They've more or less become obstructionists/protest everything without thinking it through.  
"We can't stop here. This is bat country."

Russ

  P.C. wrote:
[div style="font-style: italic;"]The raccoons I can live with....it's attracting the cougars that would be a concern.[/div]
I know in places around Van we have cougars well. Wait.. didnt Michel mention that he was stalking cougars a little while ago?


I had a run in with a coon on my back deck the other night. I would call him a little bastard.. but he was almost as big as Starfishie. Ive never seen such a big hunk of hungry hair. All I wanted was some juice from a sunripe case on my back deck.. but the bugger was sitting on them chewing through the cardboard side of a bag of catfood I had.

I switched on teh light and came out the door onto my back deck. There was a loud grrr and an even louder thump.
Next thing all I saw was this massive hunk of fur vibrating and growling.. and well it was more of a hissing and scratch scratch scratch with the front paws on teh ground then up in the air waving like a mad, er, coon.
I tried telling him all I wanted was a container of juice but he kept hissing and scratching more and more. I waved at him and he panicked, ran around a bit on the back deck, making me look for a weapon. When he jumped onto the back railing where the access to my laundry line is, and then turned to look at me. I was happy with this as he was away from teh juice. I grabbed a few bottles.. and then dropped one to teh deck with a loud clang. Well the bugger was standing on his hind legs again, hissing adn waving his paws for high heaven. He lost his balance and fell backwards off the deck and started clawing on his way down on the sides of my deck.. until he landed onto the canvas of the boat below.. making severe cutting adn scratching sounds. I left him to his devices and checked the next day for anything.. nothing other than coon shit on the cover. bugger.



 
Mercy to the Guilty is Torture to the Victims

Russ

 Sportsdude wrote:
Peta's heart is in the right place, they just go overboard and don't know how to effectively run a good PR firm. They've more or less become obstructionists/protest everything without thinking it through.  

PETA: People Eating Tastey Animals
 
Mercy to the Guilty is Torture to the Victims

Sportsdude

 last week, I was walking at the same pace in the same direction as 2 raccoons. It was a weird moment.

The other weird one was me yelling at the seguls saying "you're going to kill yourself! stop it" (they were eating paper cupcake wrappers and going after a plastic bag. I took the bag from them, emptied out the cookie crumbs and threw away the plastic zipwrap.  Seagulls are just children really, they stood there, watched me, and then went back to the food that I emptied out.

somedays... I think I'm losing it.
   
"We can't stop here. This is bat country."