There’s something about an escaped goat that brings out the bad puns in everyone, including hardened provincial police officers.
The case of the wandering goat began Wednesday night, when police started to receive reports about a goat on the loose in the Grenville area near highways 416 and 401 near the U.S. border, south of Ottawa.
“We’re not kidding you!” police said on X, formerly Twitter. The X message contained a wealth of wordplay, puns and double-entendres.
“This little guy caused quite the disruption,” police said on social media.
Grenville OPP officers “
responded to multiple traffic hazard complaints over the last several hours about this ‘baaaad boy’ running onto the highways nearby,” the OPP said.
Border officers spotted the OPP
running after the fugitive and came to help.
“By chance, a member of the public passing by had another goat with them and some food,” the officers said.
They were able to build a rapport with the animal — renamed as “Vincent Van Goat,” or Vinny for short — and moved in close enough to catch him safely.
Police reported that “Vinny” quickly found a new home with a nearby resident.
There was no mention of damaged vehicles or injuries.
“Never a “baaahring” day in Grenville County.”
