City Folk Open Petting Zoo, Panic When Animals Actually Roam

They set up goats by a juice truck stand,
And offered alpacas “with Instagram brand.”
But the fences were flimsy, the locks a joke,
So the sheep escaped and stormed the poke bowl yoke.
A llama made off with a banker’s purse,
While a pig chewed up a stroller–worse.
A cow mooed so hard a baby cried,
Then sat on a Prius and slowly sighed.
The city slickers screamed, “They’re wild beasts!”
As a goat devoured the gluten-free feasts.
A toddler hugged a goose too long,
And the goose taught him right from wrong.
Now the zoo’s a cautionary tale,
And the goats run free through Bloomingdale’s.

Alan Nafzger (editor@bohiney.com)

Last Updated on October 27, 2025 by Alan Nafzger

By Alan Nafzger

Professor Alan Nafzger is the publisher of Farm.FM, writing from Wichita Falls, Texas. He earned his Ph.D. in political science with a focus on rural policy and agricultural economics, a master's degree in public administration emphasizing rural development, and a bachelor's degree in political science. Over a dual career spanning 57 years, he has taught rural policy, agricultural economics, and county administration while managing a family operation that includes farming, ranching, and dairy. The classroom and the farmstead keep each other honest: he writes about the policies he has studied and the cattle, crops, and milk checks he has actually had to live with.

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