How The Arrested Goats Survived Detention.

Incase you missed the story Read Here. The unusual and the unexpected happened in Osun State last Tuesday when an agency of the state government, the Osun Waste Management Agency (OWMA) arrested and detained five goats. The goats were detained for allegedly roaming around and for violating the state environmental laws which prohibit rearing of pet animals in residential areas.

Three of the animals spent five days while two spent more as their owners did not show up in time to claim them. The agency believed that even though goats are lesser animals, they should not urinate or defecate within the residential premises, and the offences the animals committed “knowingly” or unknowingly, ran fowl of the provisions of the state laws. It was gathered that the officers of the agency actually provided foods for the goats while in detention but the animals did not eat the foods well as they were tied down in the detention and denied access to natural food, even as they were denied right to free movement which the animals enjoy most. The five goats were tied down separately and continued to make serious noise in their detention until their owners appeared. The owners of the goat were asked to pay 10,000 as bail for their goats as well as to cover the goats feeding expenses. Failure to pay/claim their goats in 7 days the animals would be sold to interested members of the society. A disgruntled owner has abandoned his animal that even if he sells the goat it wont be worth 10,000 so why bother paying the fine. Hmmmm am at a lose for words.