Tewksbury Goat finally caught after three weeks on the loose
Following three audacious weeks on the run, the Tewskbury Goat has finally been caught.Officials confirmed Saturday that the elusive goat, which had been on the loose since at least late August, was captured Saturday in Tewksbury by the Animal Rescue League of Boston, with help from local police and animal control.
Well hello there @TewksburyGoat Nice to finally meet you. We always get our goat! You’ll be quite comfortable at ARL pic.twitter.com/14m3pWRmM3
— Animal Rescue League of Boston (@ARLBostonRescue) September 17, 2016
Tewksbury police named the goat “Brady,” before it was taken to the vet for a checkup. As the Lowell Sun notes, the name coincides, if not intentionally, with a certain regional professional athlete.
Tewksbury police Deputy Chief John Voto said he named the goat Brady, but he said he could neither confirm nor deny that he chose the name in honor of Tom Brady, since Tom Brady is also the GOAT (greatest of all time).
According to the Sun, Tewksbury and Billerica animal control worked with the Animal Rescue League to set a trap on a Seneca Road property where the goat had been repeatedly spotted. And on Saturday, the trap worked.
Brady the @TewksburyGoat has finally been captured by @BillericaAC! He is on his way to the vet for a checkup. TPD30 pic.twitter.com/JBhwWODWr5
— Tewksbury Police (@TewksburyPD) September 17, 2016
The goat was first reported on the loose by police August 27, immediately inspiring a parody Twitter account. The goat proceeded to spend the next weeks roaming the woods of Tewksbury and was spotted as recently as Tuesday by police, who said it appeared healthy.
The @TewksburyGoat said hello to 1 of our officers last night, then returned to woods near Appletree Rd. Big, appears healthy, eating well!
— Tewksbury Police (@TewksburyPD) September 13, 2016
Despite its capture, the goat’s Twitter account remained defiant Sunday.
I will return https://t.co/6U3gSzw2lD
— TewksburyGoat (@TewksburyGoat) September 18, 2016
Like all sequels, the Tewksbury goat’s three weeks of freedom did not quite live up to the original. The Lowell Goat was able to evade authorities for more than a month.
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