Jimsonweed Will Kill People and Goats...WARNING

The City of Grand Terrace, and the Grand Terrace City News are perpetuating False and Potentially Life Threatening Information. Eating Jimsonweed is not good for Goats or Humans. The Jimsonweed int he Goat Demonstration was not removed and eaten by the Goats it was removed by City Workers or the Goat Handler.

In general a Goat Handler will include in the contract price of services the removal of Jimpsonweed or the protection of particular plants, as part of their calculation of their fee.

IF there was other food available in that field the goats would not eat Jimpsonweed, it doesn't taste good. However to imply or say the goats ate it may be interpreted by Humans, teens, children or adults that the plant is safe. IT IS DEADLY. Don't touch it, Don't pick the flowers, Don't Eat the Jimsonweed, any part leaf, flower, stem or seed. Don't feed it to any animal or human.

All parts of Jimsonweed are poisonous. Leaves and seeds are the usual source of poisoning, but are rarely eaten do to its strong odor and unpleasant taste. Poisoning can occur when hungry animals are on sparse pasture with Jimsonweed infestation. Most animal poisoning results from feed contamination. Jimsonweed can be harvested with hay or silage, and subsequently poisoning occurs upon feeding the forage. Seeds can contaminate grains and is the most common poisoning which occurs in chickens.

Poisoning is more common in humans than in animals. Children can be attracted by flowers and consume Jimsonweed accidentally. In small quantities, Jimsonweed can have medicinal or haulucinagenic properties, but poisoning readily occurs because of misuse. Ingestion of Jimsonweed caused the mass poisoning of soldiers in Jamestown, Virginia in 1676.

Jimsonweed toxicity is caused by tropane alkaloids. The total alkaloid content in the plant can be as high as 0.7%. The toxic chemicals are atropine, hyoscine (also called scopolamine), and hyoscyamine.


Why is there a need to Perpetuate Flawed Dangerous Information to the public. Goats are good for fire prevention to remove brush and grass. HOWEVER, they do not eat Jimsonweed as part of the deal.

Jimsonweed loves to grow where grasses and brush have been removed with a tractor. The city has in the past done this to control weeds on property owned by the city as did Edison. So we have an abundance of this risky plant growing within our city. It should be eradicated, but by human hand, not by goat or children.

For the City Management, City Council Members and Mayor to say Goats ate Jimsonweed demonstrates their ignorance of the local plants, and or their lack of concern for the Public Safety in particular the Safety of Children and Youth who may partake of the plant. Shame on YOU ALL... Shame. Why can't you just tell the truth.... and do your homework and be informed?

Whose child has to die because of your lie about what the goats ate?