Meet Lady Gaga: The three-legged goat helping Calgary with eco-friendly weed control

Calgary’s fight against invasive weeds has some unusual heroes – 800 goats grazing their way through city parks. And one of them, Lady Gaga, is living up to her superstar name. The goats are part of a city-run program aimed at controlling invasive plants. Instead of herbicides or mowing, goats are munching down weeds in places like Nose Hill Park, helping restore the natural ecosystem. “We started using goats to manage the landscape, so we’re putting pressures on specific weeds and types of vegetation that are choking out the grasslands,” said Jeannette Hall, owner of BAAH’D Plant Management, who oversees the herd. Among the herd is Lady Gaga, a goat born with a contracted tendon who gets around on three legs. Despite the challenge, she’s more than capable of keeping up with the other goats. “We’re working with a series of splints to help her start to straighten out her leg to walk on her own,” Hall explained. “She was born that way.” For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10760841/calgary-three-legged-goat-lady-gaga/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #ladygaga #goat