Rhode Island dog park project enlists land-clearing specialists: a herd of goats
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A new dog park in Rhode Island got some help from a group of land-clearing specialists: goats.
Organizers used a herd of the ravenous ruminants to clear brush from a plot of land in Portsmouth that will eventually be turned over to man's best friend.
Kim Cipolla tells WJAR-TV (http://bit.ly/1O8OsVJ ) the 17 goats ate around the clock over an area about the size of two football fields.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The goats ate everything from poison ivy to thick brush and thorns. They even dug up a buried fire hydrant, perfect for a dog park.
Cipolla says they are cheaper than a bulldozer and construction crew, and environmentally friendly. She says it's "animals helping animal."
Now that the goats have finished, committee members are working to complete the job.
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Information from: WJAR-TV, http://www.turnto10.com