Across California and the West, goats are being dispatched to overgrown patches of land to chomp down vegetation and help create firebreaks to prevent fires from jumping from woodlands to homes and businesses. Thanks to their voracious appetites—goats can eat up to 10 pounds of vegetation per day—and ability to navigate difficultly terrain, the ravenous ruminants are on the front lines of fire prevention. As fires continue to rage on the West Coast of the US, the demand for goats has never been higher.
Why goats are in crazy demand in America’s West Coast
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