A herd of city goats well-known in Portland, Oregon, were temporarily set free last week in what appeared to be an act of protest against a planned sweep of a nearby homeless encampment.
STOCK IMAGE/Getty ImagesThe fence of the goats' enclosure in north Portland was cut, allowing them to get out. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that the co-owner of the Belmont Goats nonprofit, Robin Casey, found a note rolled up inside the fence.
Portland officials announced last year that they had selected the site where the goats currently live, on city-owned land, for tiny home village and affordable housing projects. They agreed to relocate the goats to another area nearby. But the spot where the goats are supposed to be relocated to is home to an encampment where more than a dozen people live.
“This long-term cleanup effort is to allow for the development of a new safe rest village location," The Oregonian reported Bowman as saying. “The senseless incident that occurred last night caused damage to private property and posed an immediate threat to the goats who were released. City staff has been in contact with Belmont Goats since early this morning to help the staff bring the goats back to safety.
Belmont Goats co-owner Casey said the nonprofit has a good relationship with the people living in the encampment.
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