Saturday, August 9, 2014

Urban Goat Class held by Shannon Branstner and Bob Peña

Bob Peña and his sister Shannon Branstner hosted an urban goat care class at Bob's house on Vine St. in Lansing this morning. They had a good turnout from neighbors and other folks interested in learning about keeping goats in the city.

Bob recently brought home two Dwarf Nigerian goats. He had done his research on care and housing of goats, and had designed a barn for chickens and goats four years ago. He had the goats for a total of 10 days before he had to remove them due to complaints received by the Ingham County Animal Control Board.

Bob's goats were very visible in the neighborhood for the short time they lived on Vine St. They became popular with many of the neighbors. Folks stopped by to see them, pet them, and feed them. Several of the neighborhood kids would also help Bob brush the goats.

Thanks to Shannon and Bob for hosting this class to increase public support for goats! We hope that they will soon be able to legally keep dwarf goats on Vine St.

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