The goat, Goliath, showed up at the Martensville, Saskatchewan Tim Hortons Saturday night and simply walked in through the automatic door. He stayed a bit then he walked out through the automatic door, then back in through the automatic door, then back out through the automatic door…you get the picture.
Oh, he also had a bit of a nap.
Having been to that province this reporter can attest to the friendly and generous nature of people there, so had he ordered, even if low on funds, he surely would have found himself chomping on a donut. Maybe he could have traded goat cheese for an old-fashioned plain?
Eventually a staff member tried to walk the goat out but he kept coming back through that automatic door. The police showed up and did what police do when someone has overstayed their welcome – they arrested Goliath. Didn’t bother with the cuffs but lead him away. No donut, no more playing with the door.
Goat goes home
They tried to learn where he lived but Goliath clammed up, wouldn’t tell ’em a thing. Rather than stick him in a cell the kindly RCMP officers kept him overnight.
Next day they managed to figure out where he belonged. Turns out he was part of the Saskatchewan Student Rodeo cabaret, which had taken place nearby.
How he got to the Tim Hortons isn’t clear but RCMP believe that Goliath was kidnapped as a prank. Katie Dutchak, one of the rodeo organizers and pretty tight with Goliath, said they noticed “during clean-up that we only had two goats, not three.”
She’s glad Goliath was safely returned and added he and the two goat friends he lives with, Billy and Sparkles, seemed to have a nice reunion. “It could have taken a very different turn if he would have been harmed in any way,” Katie said. Pretty hard to be harmed by visiting Tim Hortons, no?
Especially if you don’t eat.
