Goat on the run causes ruckus south of Ottawa
There's something about an escaped goat that brings out the bad puns in everyone, including hardened provincial police officers.
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The case of the wandering goat began Wednesday night, when police started to receive reports about a goat on the loose in the Grenville area near highways 416 and 401 near the U.S. border, south of Ottawa.
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'We're not kidding you!' police said on X, formerly Twitter. The X message contained a wealth of wordplay, puns and double-entendres.
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'By chance, a member of the public passing by had another goat with them and some food,' the officers said.
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They were able to build a rapport with the animal — renamed as 'Vincent Van Goat,' or Vinny for short — and moved in close enough to catch him safely.
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