[Da Coyote]

A sure sign that Google is doomed.

[SteamShovel]

it wanted to take a more "low-carbon" approach with the goats reducing the company's contribution to air and noise pollution

Lower carbon, maybe. But higher in Methane most likely.

PETA will not like this either. Isn't this animal slavery?

[freedumb2003]

Hey Google!

Haven’t you heard that animal farts are worse than automobiles?

Unless you have genetically engineered non-farting goats you are exacerbating the problem!

[Arguendo]

If they’re anything like cows, the methane they release may do more to contribute to global warming than the CO2 from lawnmowers would.

[Red in Blue PA]

Only a matter of time before they are at the White House.

[Mr. K]

And I am sure the employees are enjoying walking on their..um.. ‘leavings’

[wideminded]

There was another discussion on FR maybe a couple of years ago about using goats as lawnmowers. The consensus of those in the know was that people who try this don’t usually reckon with how serious a problem the goat poop will be.

[cva66snipe]

Hum? Goats in general like bitter plants, brush, briars, evergreens, and shrubs etc. Sheep make better grass grazers. Goats prefer to browse and can be real picky eaters. Any tree's they have unless protected the goats will eat the bark also. If the goats have their horns male or female the company is in for a huge surprise there as well. As for shelter? A basic open shed will do. They have to have a place if it rains for several days to dry their hoofs.

The water needs? If the grounds have a sprinkler system watering the grass that will do them plenty. In general goats get most of their water from what they eat. It's the winter months when foliage dies down you have to worry a little bit more about water.

[JoeProBono]

[Darnright]

The dingbats that inhabit Google might want to rethink goat droppings on the lawn.

There are several main parasites that goats carry:

Haemonchus contortus (barberpole worm)
Ostertagia (round worms including stomach worm, Cooper’s worm, wire worm, hookworm, threadworm, whipworm, and nodular worm)
Trichostrongylus (lung worms)
Tapeworms
Coccidiosis
Parelaphostrongylus tenuis (meningeal or brain worm)

[Clock King]

So, who cleans up the goat sh**? Watch this liberal idea tank after a while.

[TheMom]

I did not see That Damn Goat the last two times I was at DCS ~ I wonder if the bum finally got a real job?

[conservative cat]

Wouldn’t manual push mowers be even more green?

[BruceysMom]

OMG. goats are BROWSERS not GRAZERS. Maybe they should have googled goats before getting them. Geez, city folk.

[steelyourfaith]

"The company said that it wanted to take a more "low-carbon" approach with the goats reducing the company's contribution to air and noise pollution."

Brilliant. Methane is a far more potent greenhouse gas than CO₂.

[neb52]

Not bad, as long as they don’t get left in the same area for to long to over graze.