After years of devastating wildfires that charred millions of acres in California, thousands of goats have become key in reducing the risk of another year of destruction.The animals...
After years of devastating wildfires that charred millions of acres in California, thousands of goats have become key in reducing the risk of another year of destruction.
Because goat and sheep herders are on call 24/7, companies have been exempt from paying overtime, with herders earning around $4,000 a month instead. He's joined other ranchers lobbying for new legislation that would once again put goat herders in the same category as sheep herders, or else he fears the worst.
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