California overtime law threatens use of grazing goats to prevent wildfires

APNews ^ | 05/30/2023

[Does so]

“...the goats clear out the grass right down to the ground.”

That can lead to severe erosion of hillsides. Hope they’ve thought this out.

My flat Florida yard was an attempt at xeroscaping. I could use a goat to keep the inevitable weeds down to nubs. (And herd it all by myself!)

[oldvirginian]

Cooked correctly goat is delicious.
Sliced thin and cooked slow goat meat is the perfect sandwich meat.

[Does so]

“3. It uses up/ wastes massive amounts of the states most coveted natural resource; WATER”

California needs “immigrants” like fish need bicycles...

[Does so]

Had goat meat in Spain. Very tasty.

[Bon of Babble]

Yep.

Better to put the goat-herders out of business and let the fires burn.

In California, this makes perfect sense - where ALL out-of-control wildfires are blamed on “climate change” - and not on the government’s mis-managed forest policies that encourage massive fires.

Trump was not wrong when he pointed this out.

[csvset]

Is overtime the issue ? Hire a few more workers, not at 14k though, lol. 5k ?

[j.havenfarm]

That’s true but the terrain here is gently rolling at best. We are in town. They’re used extensively including in the grassy areas along freeways

[FrankRizzo890]

Translation: DAMN you for finding a good solution to a problem we created! Yer supposed to try to use a fossil fuel to mow those weeds so that we can complain and fine/tax you to death on it.

And what will we have to talk about this summer if not the unprecedented fire season? I mean, most of the lakes and reservoirs are close to full.

[sasquatch]

When the law changed the cost of my Mom’s home health care doubled and the attending gals hated it. They loved 3 on 4 off and the reduction in commute traffic. No one won.
...but it was the right thing to do. grrrrr

[Go_Raiders]

Fun Fact: Goats eat the weeds and poop out the seeds encased in fertilizer.

I other words they ADD fuel load to the next fire season.

[spokeshave]

After they graze then you can eat them, if you like goats.

Sorry....go to jail...that's cruelty to animals

You have to hire a mobile licensed animal slaughter guy.

[chaosagent]

Cooked correctly goat is delicious. Sliced thin and cooked slow goat meat is the perfect sandwich meat.

Cabrito!

[dfwgator]

“Hey, It’s Stevie Nicks!”

[muir_redwoods]

There must by a state-funded California think tank looking for new and better ways to suck.

[Osage Orange]

I would herd cats...for that money!

[Political Junkie Too]

IIRC, the city of Fremont, California tried doing this in the mid 1990s for clearing open fields and was shut down by the unions who claimed it took jobs away from workers.

-PJ

[HereInTheHeartland]

When liberals are in charge, a society can’t afford Peruvian goat herders.

[MIchaelTArchangel]

I miss the South Park kids going to Afghanistan with a goat to give to the kids of the Taliban and Stevie Nicks showed up.