Weird NewsPET OF THE DAY

Runaway goat finds love and a forever home

ABC News' Danny New explains how a goat that had been on the loose has settled into his new forever home; the fence is nervous.

On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on Wake Up, America
Published 5:11 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Photo: Kuebi = Armin Kübelbeck · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Photo: Kuebi = Armin Kübelbeck · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Goat — Photo: Kuebi = Armin Kübelbeck · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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First reported by ABC News: “WATCH: Runaway goat finds love, forever home”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 5:11 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.

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ABC NewsWATCH: Runaway goat finds love, forever home

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorABC News reports that a runaway goat on the lam has found love and a forever home, and he is living his best life.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA fugitive with a happy ending!
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBy the power vested in me by this coffee, he is BBN's Pet of the Day, and I am stamping this story return to sender, because the fence didn't keep him.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHis official title is Grand Duke of the Great Escape, and his stats are one gate cleared, zero regrets, and a hundred percent of the hearts.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA hundred percent!
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd he did it all without a map, a plan, or one single snack.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'm tearing up, you guys. After all those miles he finally has a home with a fence around it.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHe's already looking at the fence, Vera.

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