Texas goat breaks into home in Massachusetts

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Saturday, May 24, 2014
Goat breaks into sun room
Goat breaks into sun roomThis goat, captured by a man in Massachusetts, he has a tag saying he's from Texas

A goat from Texas is behind a home break-in in Massachusetts.

Beth Basiner was caught off guard when the four-legged intruder jumped and crashed through the screen of her sun room. She watched the animal start to make a mess of the place form the safety of her kitchen.

"I was afraid to open the door because I didn't know what it was going to do," said Basiner.

So she called in her neighbor, Doug Davis, for help. He crouched and tried to sneak his way towards the goat, but the animal would always see him at the last second and leap away, destroying more furniture.

Basiner then called 911 who sent two police officers to help wrangle the goat. They helped block from the deck, and Davis went in for the tackle.

"I have some goat expertise," Davis said. "Any four legged animal is stronger than you think."

Davis owns a farm down the road, but says this goat is not one of his. The goat has a tag saying its from Texas, and now the search is on to find out who owns the missing animal.

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