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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="vny!://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]vny!://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=vny!://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="vny!://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
