LYNN – Authorities took custody of a trespasser in Lynn Woods Saturday afternoon described as an older female with a tan and black coat … and horns.”That was a new one for me, I’ve never had a goat before,” on-call Animal Control Officer Kevin Biasetti said Sunday.But residents need not be concerned: “It was very friendly; no signs of aggression whatsoever,” Biasetti reported.Biasetti responded to a Glen Avenue home at 4:18 p.m. Saturday and found a goat tied to a tree. The homeowners reported they had been seen the goat just walking around in the woods and were able to get a rope and lead it back to the home. Biasetti said the goat was an older female and seemed to be in good condition. The only sign of health problems was a little discharge from the animal’s eyes that Biasetti said could be cleared up with antibiotics.And the goat seemed very docile.”I walked it like a dog, walked it right up into the truck,” Biasetti recalled. He said he took the goat to the North Shore Animal Hospital, where workers were very helpful and gave the animal food, water and a place to stay. The Animal Rescue League of Boston met Biasetti and the goat Sunday afternoon to take the animal to its facility in Boston where it will receive a full health check.Now, Biasetti has to figure out where the goat came from. He said he didn’t believe there were any goats in Lynn, so it’s unlikely the goat is a city resident.And there was no indication the goat was hired to eat invasive weeds, as her brethren did last week in Hyde Park, Biasetti said. So he is investigating whether the animal escaped from somewhere or may have been left at the woods. Dogs must be leashed, horses ridden single file and at a walk, and no animals may be captured, trapped or released in Lynn Woods without a permit, according to ordinance.”I have no idea where it came from,” Biasetti said. “I have to do a little bit of investigation on that.”
