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Goat brigade released to fight poison ivy in Boston Boston - City officials brought in goats to clean up large patches of poison ivy scattered about Hyde Park. According to reports the animals are fast, clean and efficient in removing these and are not hurt by the ivy at all. In the Media by Walter McDaniel - 2 comments

Photo Essay: Lots of fun at the farm Special London Colney - Willows Farm is located in leafy Hertfordshire, a county in England. The farm is aimed at children and attracts hundreds of visitors each day. This Easter the Digital Journal paid a visit. Digital Journal Report by Tim Sandle - 2 comments

40 arty goats brighten up Calle Larios in Málaga, Spain Calle Larios in Málaga on the Costa del Sol in Spain is a busy shopping street. You will always see loads of shoppers and street mimes along the way, but now there are 40 goats, posing for your artistic pleasure. In the Media by Anne Sewell

Grazing goats to clean invasive plants in Capitol Hill cemetery Washington - A team of goats has been "hired" to clean out the invasive plants that are currently taking over the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. The work is expected to take about six days of 24-hour shifts. In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 8 comments

'Bring your kids to work day' has new meaning in Tokyo Tokyo - Japanese café owner Rena Kawaguchi is giving ‘bring your kids to work day’ a new meaning. The owner of two pet goats, Sakura and Chocolat, Kawaguchi has turned her coffee shop into a goat petting café. In the Media by Kirstin Stokes Smith - 1 comment

David Duchovny bares his stoner soul and butt in the film 'Goats' Special The former star of 'The X-Files' -- and the current leading man of the hit cable series 'Californication' -- talks about his new film, 'Goats,' in which he plays a stoner philosopher who doesn't mind showing his bare behind. Digital Journal Report by Earl Dittman - 4 comments

Two goats go surfing in Orange County San Onofre - Imagine the scene, relaxing on the beach, on a hot, summers day, minding your own business and you suddenly spot something in the water, but it's not a shark. No, it's two goats riding the waves. In the Media by Melissa Horrocks - 1 comment

Op-Ed: Using goats to control kudzu in Atlanta city parks Atlanta - Living in the South has made me a kudzu warrior. I’ve battled that vine at most of the properties I’ve owned in Georgia. At times, I’ve sat and watched it grow. Know your enemy. That’s right. I’ve put my time in. In the Media by Jacki Viles - 7 comments

MLS: TFC remain winless after 1-0 loss to Chivas USA Special Toronto - After five straight losses to begin the MLS season and the worst start in franchise history, the hope of turning its fortunes around and the goal of a playoff spot is looking faint for Toronto FC. Digital Journal Report by Aman Dhanoa - 2 comments

University of London study suggests goats develop accents London - A new study suggests young goats, called 'kids', develop accents as they grow older and this is linked to the groups the goats are socializing with. In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 3 comments

Video of surfing goat becomes Internet hit Pismo Beach - A video of a surfing goat has become an international hit after being picked up by the Today Show and other media outlets around the globe. The footage shows Goatee, a one-year-old goat, learning to surf at California's Grover Beach. In the Media by Kim I. Hartman - 1 comment

Goats rescued after spending 2 days on ledge 60 feet above road Helena - Two young goats spent two days on a narrow ledge high above a road in Montana. The animals were finally rescued with a cherry picker. In the Media by Lynn Curwin - 1 comment

'Green' goats help recycle Christmas trees As former “Tonight Show” host Jack Paar was famous for saying, “I kid you not.“ When goats join forces with ecologists, discarded Christmas trees have a way of quickly disappearing. In the Media by Sandy Sand

Goat flu in Netherlands sickens over 2,000 humans, kills six An outbreak of "Q fever" in the Netherlands has sickened more than 2,000 people and killed at least six. Dutch officials say they plan to "slaughter all pregnant infected goats" to help prevent the spread of disease. In the Media by Steven Z.K. Nickels - 2 comments

Op-Ed: Review: 'Men Who Stare at Goats' fails to deliver Special The new movie, "The Men Who Stare at Goats," had a lot of potential. However, the final product falls flat, despite a great script. Director Heslov and Editor Riegel have a lack of understanding what comedic tension is all about. Digital Journal Report by Jay David Murphy

Mr. Media Radio: Jonathan Rosenberg, cartoonist, 'Goats' Special Jon Rosenberg, you had me at the gray-skinned alien who said, “On our planet, people worship pancakes.” That’s the point—it was page three, I believe—that I realized that 'Goats: Infinite Typewriters' was spinning out of control and I loved it. Digital Journal Report by Bob Andelman

Wind farm may have killed Taiwanese goats A farmer claims he has lost more than 400 animals after eight giant wind turbines were installed close to his grazing land. In the Media by Bob Ewing - 8 comments

Google Goes To the Goats Google is using an old fashion means to combat forest fires around its campus. They have 'hired' 200 goats to munch the grass and create buffer zones that firefighters advise dwellers in wildfire zones. In the Media by KJ Mullins - 1 comment

Grazing Goats Eliminate Homeless In Million Dollar San Francisco Neighborhood Irritated by the empty beer cans, discarded needles & tents pitched on hillsides surrounding their multi-million dollar homes, City officials purchased a herd of goats. The reason? They ate up the brush the homeless hid in. The result - no more homeless. In the Media by Pamela Jean - 18 comments

Kudzu Eating Goats Kudzu is a vine that has literally eaten the Southern part of the U.S. It's native to Asia, but was introduced into the U.S.A. in 1876 at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. It was then considered an ornamental vine, and was planted in the South. In the Media by Debra Myers - 14 comments

New South Wales liberal party dump candidate over text joke Txt Msg "The video you have ordered about how to have sex with a goat has now arrived" gets politician dumped by party. Investigation into whether he actually made the instructional video mysteriously absent In the Media by Critical_Conformity - 1 comment

Paris Hilton and Midgets and Goats, Oh My After downing TY KU liquor and bottles of Dom Perignon, guests reported seeing Hilton play with a monkey while a band of midgets led a pack of goats around the room..... In the Media by Leah - 4 comments

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