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NEWS ABOUT: goats

goats stories: 14 news summaries

 Nepal Suffers 
 Shortage of 
 Sacrificial 
 Goats 

Country running short of goats ahead of major Hindu festival

Sep 16, 09 3:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Baa-ad news. Nepal is facing a severe shortage of sacrificial goats ahead of one of the Hindu calendar's biggest festivals, the BBC reports. Officials are searching the countryside for as many as 4,000 goats to buy and bring to Kathmandu ahead of the Dashain festival, in which goats are... More »

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Nepal • goats • Kathmandu • Hindus • sacrifice

Kenyan to Chelsea: Marry Me, Get Free Livestock

Man renews dowry
offer first made in 2000

Aug 9, 09 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hoping for Chelsea Clinton’s hand in marriage, a Kenyan man offered a dowry of 40 goats and 20 cows in 2000. Now, he's renewing the offer and America's top diplomat mom has gotten involved: “She's very independent," responded Hillary Clinton, asked about the offer, at a Nairobi... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Kenya • marriage • cows • Chelsea Clinton • goats • dowry • women's issues

(Newser) - Google has hired 200 low-carbon goats to graze away dry fire-hazard brush at its Northern California campus, taking a bite out of two environmental threats at once, reports CNET. "The goats are herded with the help of Jen, a border collie,” says a Google official. “It costs... More »

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Google • environmentalism • goats • grass • lawn mower

 Banks Seize Herds as 
 Recession Hits Mongolia 

Badly managed loans and overconfidence in cashmere have Mongolians in default

Apr 20, 09 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Proving the recession is truly global, banks in Mongolia are threatening to foreclose on herders’ goats, sheep, and camels, the Wall Street Journal reports. Mongolians call it a financial “zud,” a local term for unusually devastating winters. Falling cashmere prices stemming from the West’s recession—the high-end... More »

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livestock • herdsman • Mongolia • camels • sheep • goats • consumer credit • financial crisis • cashmere

 Castaway 
 Pooch 
 Survived 
 4 Months 
 on Island 

Sophie Tucker washed overboard on sailing trip

Apr 7, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A family pet who was washed overboard during a November sailing trip has turned up on a remote Australian island, the BBC reports. Sophie Tucker, an Australian cattle dog, swam some 5 miles and survived on baby goats until she was found by rangers who patrol St. Bees Island. "... More »

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Australia • sailing • island • goats • dog • Sophie Tucker

FDA Approves Drug Made From Gene-Tweaked Goats

Landmark decision could signal start of large-scale 'pharming' for drugs

Feb 7, 09 7:07 AM CST
(Newser) - An FDA decision to approve a drug made from genetically engineered goats is being called a milestone decision likely to lead to many more "pharm animals," the Boston Globe reports. Biotech firm GTC says the milk from a single genetically modified goat can produce as much of the... More »

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genetic modification • livestock • biotechnology • prescription drugs • pharmaceutical • goats • pharmaceutical industry

Cloning Brings Extinct Ibex Back to Life

Breakthrough may be used to save endangered species

Feb 1, 09 6:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists have used frozen skin samples from a Spanish ibex to create the first clone of an extinct species, reports the Telegraph. The ibex, a wild mountain goat native to the Pyrenees, died out in 2000. Scientists were able to extract DNA from preserved cells and implant it in the... More »

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endangered species • DNA • extinction • goats • animal cloning • Spanish ibex • nuclear transfer

 Lehman Collapse 
 Leaves Goats in the Lurch 

Goat-grazing biz among the herd of creditors burned by bankruptcy

Jan 24, 09 6:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Lehman's collapse has left creditors from Caribbean laborers to the world's biggest banks fighting for a share of what little cash remains, the Wall Street Journal reports. One California business that hires out goats to munch shrubs was shocked to learn that it may face ruin because of the bankruptcy... More »

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bankruptcy • lawsuit • Lehman Brothers • goats • Chapter 11 • creditor

(Newser) - Nigerian police paraded a goat before journalists yesterday, calling it a "suspect" in an armed robbery case, the BBC reports. Vigilantes reportedly handed the goat to police and said it was a car thief that had shape-changed using witchcraft. Police later denied the goat was under suspicion. "Of... More »

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crime • Nigeria • police • goats • animal

Engineered Goats May
Usher In New Age of Drugs

Animals' bodies act as processors for key protein

Jan 10, 09 12:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Goats could be the pharma factories of tomorrow: Genetic engineering can prompt them to make a protein in their milk to fight excessive blood clotting. A medication culled from the process was greeted warmly yesterday by an expert panel, and now the FDA is looking into it. If approved, the... More »

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medicine • medical breakthrough • health • biotechnology • goats • pharmaceutical industry • animal

OPINION

 Big '09 Trends: Ice Cream, Cuba 

Goats, yogurt, and ecologically friendly travel also expected to surge

Dec 21, 08 8:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Closing the wallet and opening the palate are set to be big in 2009, says Gourmet, which has served up its predictions of next year's hottest food and travel trends:
  • With the economic slump, home cooking is hot, hot, hot. Learn to cook a casserole and take mom’s
... More »

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China • Chicago • Cuba • chef • train • hotel • Iceland • goats • ice cream • gourmet

 Overgrown LA Tract 
 Turns to 'Scape Goats 

Animals offer a green solution to clearing thick weeds

Sep 9, 08 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The sight of 100 goats feasting through a weedy tract in downtown Los Angeles yesterday had commuters guessing whether the caprine contingent was part of a movie, performance art—or perhaps lunch. In fact, the city hired the (land)scape goats in lieu of gas-powered weed whackers as a greener, cheaper... More »

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environment • weird • goats • South African Boer goat • Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency

Kashmir Snow, Cold Threaten Pashmina Goats

Thousands in stranded herds will die without fodder air drop

Feb 6, 08 10:37 AM CST
(Newser) - The goats that provide the wool for those sought-after Pashmina shawls are in danger from heavy snow in Kashmir, the BBC reports. The goats' winter pastures are covered in snow and local officials have asked the Indian government to air drop goat fodder before the animals starve. Many thousands of... More »

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India • starvation • Kashmir • goats • Pashmina shawls • nomads • wool

Case of Bluetongue Has UK Farmers on High Alert

One more 'body blow' to the industry

Sep 23, 07 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The discovery of bluetongue—an insect-borne illness that has killed livestock throughout Europe—in a cow on a rare breed farm in Britain yesterday was devastating news to a cattle industry already staggering from waves of foot-and-mouth outbreaks.Tests are underway to determine if England's first case had spread to... More »

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cows • farmer • Britain • bluetongue • sheep • goats • farm

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