Show billy goats popularity Is increasing in south no longer can the popular conception ot of a billy goat be that of a straggly haired dirty long whis animal that spends its days nuzzling through garbage piles the goat has become respectable in fact said dr J L wright 0 ol 01 the memphis tennessee small animal clinic the goat has obtained such respectability that at least home owners in memphis keep one or more of them in backyards home owners in other cities also are becoming goat herdsmen dr wright revealed there are several reasons he said why goats are becoming popular with city dwellers one is the new operation known as goat de bleating A general or local anesthetic is given to the animal and the neck is pierced through the thyroid space of the larynx A V shaped piece is taken out of each vocal cord which prevents the goat from bleating and keeps irritable neighbors from complaining to police that they cant sleep another reason for the sudden popularity of goats as a domestic animal in cities is because of the nutritious easily quality quality of the milk which is good for children and invalids |