Goats hired over humans for fire prevention at San Francisco Airport
Photo Credit: Goatscaping on Anza Street in San Francisco, California. Flickr / Christian
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Goatscaping is having a moment, especially at U.S. airports where the wooly landscapers provide a cheap, eco-friendly way to keep grounds well groomed.
Last month, officials at San Francisco International Airport hired a herd of part-time employees to toil on the west side of the property and engage in an unusual — but environmentally friendly — form of fire prevention.
Anyone looking down from a plane departing the airport may have wondered, what's with the goats?
For two weeks in June, Mr. Fuzzy, Cookie, Mable, Alice and nearly 400 other goats chomped on the brush in a remote corner of the airport. The area needs to be cleared each spring to protect nearby homes from potential fir
