Metro police free goat stuck in palisade fence
The incident happened in Petit at the corner of Rooikat and Meerkat streets
A goat trapped underneath a palisade fence was rescued by metro police officers on Saturday.
Lt Col Wilfred Kgasago, metro police spokesman, said the goat got trapped in the fence while trying to reach green grass on the other side of the fence at around 2pm.
The incident happened in Petit at the corner of Rooikat and Meerkat streets.
“Fortunately, a security officer manning the gate at the Brombergg/Equestrian Unit Precinct alerted the officers of the goat’s plight. Three officers, namely MPO Zwane of the equestrian unit, Insp Magagula of the dog unit and the security officer, Joyce Chochi, worked painstakingly and meticulously in an extremely careful manner to safely extricate the goat’s head before it could hurt itself or even end up killed in its hopeless struggle to get free,” Kgasago said.
Once safely removed, the goat, which seemed alright after its ordeal, was taken to its owner who owns livestock in a yard adjacent to the precinct’s premises in Petit.
