Google – AFP, 14 November 2013
A goat eats
weeds at the Urban Renaissance Agency condominium complex
in Machida, western
Tokyo on November 14, 2013 (AFP, Toshifumi Kitamura)
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Tokyo — A
Japanese condominium complex has decided to ditch noisy lawnmowers and their
paid pushers for a more natural option: goats.
The
suburban Tokyo complex has obtained four grass-munching animals to help
beautify the walled property and chomp on weeds in those hard-to-reach areas.
A spokesman
for the state-owned site's developer claims the rental goats are cheap and
don't need much instruction while their poop pellets pose little risk to
residents' health.
"It's
more cost-effective and environmentally friendly than paying for lawn
mowing," he said.
"And
goats are better than humans at mowing grass on steep slopes."
Residents
have embraced the idea. The developer says that if the two-month trial, which
started in September, works out it may hire more goats for its other
properties.
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