Woman Ticketed After Goats Caught Mating

NBC5 Dallas ^ | December 19, 2007

[stickandrudder]

IBBLE, Okla. -- Some "goats gone wild" are the talk of a small Oklahoma town.

A woman received two tickets after her goats were caught mating and relieving themselves on her own yard. City law said it is illegal for any two animals to have sex in public within Dibble city limits.

It's also against law for them to relieve themselves in public even if the animal is fenced in on private land.

The owner was shocked when she heard the charges.

“I kind of thought if anyone was caught having sex in public, it could have been me,” Carol Medenhall said.

The woman fought the tickets and won partially because she didn't know she lived within city limits.

Her land was recently annexed by the city, located south of Oklahoma City, but she claims no one told her.

[alicewonders]

It's also against law for them to relieve themselves in public even if the animal is fenced in on private land.

Whut?

[lp boonie]

You can’t make this stuff up.

[PeteB570]

Ahhh, what about dog owners?

If mine go in the house I get mad, if they go in the neighbor’s yard he gets made. If they go in my yard everybody, even the dogs, are happy.

[Brilliant]

“City law said it is illegal for any two animals to have sex in public within Dibble city limits.”

So ticket the goats.

[Dan Evans]

So in Ibble Oklaoma if you are out walking your dog it has to wear a diaper.

[TLEIBY308]

hillary gets ticketed.Bill caught again having sex in public.

[Leisler]

[Hardastarboard]

“I kind of thought if anyone was caught having sex in public, it could have been me,”

She said, ducking back into the safety of her trailer, located next door to Tonya Harding's mobile unit.

What a classy thing to say.

[RichInOC]

I would have fought it on the basis that I wasn't the offending party. I mean, it's not like she was the one having sex and taking a dump on her own lawn. Not that there's anything wrong with that. But, really, what's the world coming to when two goats aren't legally allowed to do their business in their own yard?

[Larry Lucido]

"Get a room!"

(That really is a "G.")

[brivette]

f’n goats...

[Iron Munro]

"...it is illegal for any two animals to have sex in public" or "to relieve themselves in public"

There goes any chance of Paris, Lindsey, Britney or Jamie Spears visiting Dibble.

[texas booster]

Great find. Proof that some folks do not belong in local government.

Maybe she could run for city office and get these busybody laws overturned, and the bums that passed them.

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“I kind of thought if anyone was caught having sex in public, it could have been me,” Carol Medenhall said.

You know, we might need to have a little more information on Ms. Medenhall. I like her style.

[Caipirabob]

City law said it is illegal for any two animals to have sex in public within Dibble city limits.

So I guess they have to import their democrats?

[RichInOC]

Besides...correct me if I'm wrong, but it's not as if goats are generally noted for making large deposits. I'm pretty sure your average dog poops bigger than goats do. Heck, Carol could probably drop a bigger bomb on the front yard than the goats did.

[saganite]

My folks live in a small town in SouthWestern Ok. that is discussing the same idiotic law. They want to annex everything within a 4 mile radius and outlaw public animal sex. The happy new residents of this fine town would be required to erect fences to hide their animals from public view so children would not be able to see the animals having sex. Since my folks have about 20 cattle on 70 or so acres this law would mean they would have to sell their livestock.

This idiocy must be more widespread than I thought!

[texas booster]

Another dumb law, like when Ft Worth TX required cats to have leashes when outside a house.

Still, the mind boggles. What about cats, dogs, birds or teenagers? Will necking now have to be done only inside your parents home?

[Mark was here]

Yep the police are here to protect and serve.

[ryan71]

“...her goats were caught mating and relieving themselves on her own yard”

Danged goats. I bet they were smoking, too.