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Man finds 4 of his goats with heads chopped off in front yard
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Four goats that were allegedly in the habit of entering a private property in the Virgin Islands recently met their death by decapitation.
Stray dogs allegedly killing farm animals on VG
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- It has long been reported on Virgin Gorda that aggressive stray dogs pose a danger to persons, especially children.
UPDATE: ‘No goat on my plate!’ – Hon Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost Van Dyke, VI – Representative for the Second District Honourable Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull disclosed that he has not had any goat meat for the past two and a half weeks following the allegations of goat poisoning on Jost Van Dyke and its surrounding islands.
JVD residents allege goats being poisoned on nearby islands
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI - Persons on Jost van Dyke are alleging that a number of goats have been poisoned in a bid to stop the domesticated animals from foraging on the nearby islands of Big Tobago and Little Tobago and disrupting conservation programmes.
UPDATE: Tobago goats to be eliminated completely – Smith-Abbott
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Director of the National Parks Trust (NPT), Mr Joseph Smith-Abbott has confirmed that goats on Great and Little Tobago are to be eliminated completely.
VI invests in “quality” breeding stock!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With the demand for quality meat in the Virgin Islands on the rise, the Agriculture Department is optimistic that with its new breeding initiative, it will become the foundation for an effective breeding programme to suffice the market demands and provide quality meat to consumers.