Goats love Christmas just as much as everyone else, and can get up to just as much mischief during the festive season as at any other time.  For example, shortly before Christmas this year, Billy the billy goat chased a lady around Upper Seagry near Chippenham before moving on to pinching oranges from Christmas wreathes.  Eventually, the PCs Ferris and Miller deployed riot shields and a lasso to capture the miscreant, who then proceeded to try to eat the patrol car.  After briefly breaking loose again, Billy was eventually recaptured and returned to its owner.

In contrast, Boomer, Dingle, Tootle and Tumble, the pygmy goats from Abingdon Lock, were rewarded for their good behaviour with a special post-Christmas meal of festive foliage.  While some plants are like laurel and onions are can make goats very ill, it turns out that fresh pine-needles are full of anti-oxidants and vitamins and Christmas tree bark is a really special Tree-t!