Everyone loves a goat, though perhaps you can sometimes have too much of a Good Thing.  Riccardo Gullo, the mayor of the tiny five-square kilometre island in Sicily’s Aeolian archipelago, Alicudi, came to exactly this conclusion when, after a recent census, he found the human inhabitants of the island were outnumbered by their four-legged friends by more than  six-to-one.  The problem is the caprine chompers move around in packs causing severe damage to the island’s vegetation.  The mayor’s solution?  Give them away to anyone willing to take one.  Rather than culling, the mayor initiated an “Adopt a Goat” initiative, where people have until 10^th April to make their request.  So, for anyone who fancies an Italian goat in their garden, this is an opportunity not to be missed, though beware, they are very adept at climbing…

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