Article 6BZMD Firefighting goats could be furloughed due to California employment law

Firefighting goats could be furloughed due to California employment law

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New overtime rules for goatherds could increase pay to $14,000 a month by next year - and companies say they cannot afford it

Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a sprawling townhouse complex. They were hired to clear vegetation that could fuel wildfires as temperatures rise this summer.

These voracious herbivores are in high demand to devour weeds and shrubs that have proliferated across California after a drought-busting winter of heavy rain and snow.

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