
Sorry El Paso, No Memorial For Bob The Goat
A proposed memorial to El Paso's most famous goat just got squashed thanks in great part to negative attention on social media.
Bob The Goat was a wild goat who roamed the Franklin Mountains for many years. He wasn't always seen but many of those who did catch a glimpse of him considered it a good luck sign, like finding a 4 leaf clover.
He was mostly seen by hikers but drivers traveling along Trans Mountain road often saw him as well. Bob wasn't a true "wild" goat but a domestic one who had either escaped from a local farm or was intentionally abandoned in the mountains.
TPWD officials didn't bother Bob for years but decided they needed to relocate him last year when plans to reintroduce Bighorn Sheep to the area were approved. Bob evaded capture for quite awhile but was eventually caught.
Sadly, it was too much for him and he died before he could be moved to a local farm who offered to take him in. The stress and his age were reportedly the cause of death.
What Happened To Bob The Goat's Memorial?
Pawsitive Rescuers took possession of Bob's skull and horns with the intention of putting up a roadside memorial in the area where Bob lived. They reached out to the TXDoT and an El Paso artist to design the memorial and had started a GoFundMe page to raise $4K.
Their plan started taking a lot of grief on social media pages which Pawsitive Rescuers said took attention away from "honoring" Bob. Their were also some questions about how they got Bob's remains in the first place. (See a pic here.)
Regarding questions of how they got the remains of Bob the Goat, Pawsitive Rescuers claims that they contacted the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the man who spearheaded the goat's relocation (the incident that ended up killing the animal) wanted to return them to El Paso as a way of "making things better." - cbs4local
Pawsitive said those who donated to the GoFundMe campaign will get a refund.
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