You've goat to be kidding: Billy found wandering Wolverhampton streets
Supping pints in the pub, strutting around the streets, chasing other animals: this goat is living the lad life.
Known as Billy by some and Fearless Tiger by others, he's been ruling the roost ever since being found on the streets of Wolverhampton.
Billy was fist spotted on Saturday at Tettenhall's Dog & Gun pub, where he ended up being shooed away for helping himself to people's pints.
He was then found running down Redhouse Road by 18-year-old Roshan Bains, who was on his way to the gym when he decided to try and catch Billy/Fearless Tiger in case he caused an accident or injured a child.
"We kind of squared each other off," said Roshan. "It looked like it was going to butt me so I walked backwards. It spooked and ran. I got its trust but it ran off again so for two hours I was chasing this goat around.
"It was obviously lost and a bit stressed, it could have caused an accident or hurt itself, or butted some kids. I have rescued a few things around Tettenhall, like pigeons, but never a goat."
It took two or three hours to finally get the goat into the family's Woodthorne Road backgarden, with a couple of people stopping to help him out.
After his parents got over the initial surprise, the new guest settled in to the back garden while Roshan and his parents tried to find someone to take the goat off their hands.
He said: "I know a few animal sanctuaries around and I thought I would pass it on to one of them, but I started calling the, vets, police and the RSPCA and none wanted it. They didn't have the space."
Deciding to ask nearby farms if they could take the goat in until its owners were found - the goat is wearing a collar and seems used to people and being handled - Roshan found Billy Wilson's Tettenhall Horse Sanctuary.
If you are missing a wandering goat with a penchant for a pint, contact the horse sanctuary on 01902 764422.
Mr Wilson said: "On Saturday night I got several phone calls about a goat in the Dog and Gun who was shooed away after it started lapping people's drinks. It then wandered off down Redhouse Lane.
"I suspect it's come from somewhere in the local area as goats don't like to walk too far."
Roshan arranged for a minibus belonging to the nearby Kings School to take the goat to Mr Wilson's horse sanctuary, where he is currently being looked after.
Mr Wilson said it is as though the goat has been given 'a new lease of life' and is taking very quickly to making some new friends at his temporary home.
Mr Wilson said: "I don't know where he gets his energy from, he is a little terror.
"He has been terrorising all of our other animals and is just doing whatever he wants, I haven't seen anything like it.
"It is as though he has been given a new lease of life in our open space.
"We have given him the nickname 'Fearless Tiger'."
