Many Cities and Towns are seeing that Pygmy Goats are Animals that fit in an Urban Environment.
Goats are not any noisier than a Dog.
Goats eat weeds, ( and anything else they can get a bite of)
Goats provide Milk
Goats provide great compost for gardens. Goats Fecal Matter is sweet smelling and is easily converted to either compost or natural gas.
Dogs Bark
Dogs Eat Processed Food that has to be grown, processed and transported to be purchased.
Dogs produce fecal matter that has no use other than putting it in the dump or letting flies grow in it.
Dogs do produce milk, but that is seldom consumed by humans.
Yes, Goats and Dogs can be eaten depending on your ethnic and cultural practices. Dogs are "Protected" from being included in the American Diet, and most backyard goats would also be Companion Animals and not intended for Food other than Milk Production. However, there should not be a preclusion on the use of the Goat one way or the other.
Note Thousands of Dogs are Killed and tossed in the DUMP because they are not cared for as Pets. Goats that end up on the Table at least don't end up in the DUMP, after being tormented at the "City Animal Shelter".
Goats under 250 Lbs, are or should not be restricted any more than a Great Dane Dog.
Chickens (Female) or Ducks should be allowed in small numbers in every Home in Grand Terrace as they are in San Bernardino.
If we want to be "Green" we need to connect to the Land and the Circle of Life more than running to the store for all of our food.
When the City can Hire a Gang of Goats and a Citizen can't have a single goat, there is a breach of logic, and dare I say Justice.
