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To: regli who wrote (34252)	7/26/2005 4:45:50 PM
From: RealMuLan	Respond to of 116555

[--ggg--, and these guys may not realize that Goats eat grass from the roots. So after their eating, the land will become barren, very bad for the environment)]--"Nibbling at costs--HORNED WORKFORCE REDUCES MOWING EXPENSES FOR COMPANY" By Nicole C. Wong Mercury News The latest contract workers at Network Appliance are . . . 200 goats. The goats have been brought in to devour 5 1/4 acres of thistle, a decidedly low tech way for the Sunnyvale high-tech company to trim the lawn. It's what you might call a win-win solution. It's good for the environment -- no more air pollution from large lawn-mowing equipment. It's cheap for the company -- the goats cut lawn maintenance costs by $5,000, or 70 percent, always a plus. And it's fun for the goats -- they get to eat for a job. No word on benefits. The goats aren't picky either. The Boer, Spanish and Nubian hollow-horned animals eat grass, poison oak and almost everything else. And they have a great work ethic, says Allison Carey, co-owner of Natural Solutions, the Santa Cruz-based ``holistic land management'' firm that's offering its herd's chewing talent. ``All they do is eat,'' she said. ``It's what they're born to do.'' mercurynews.com