http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/bizarre/4664654.html March 27, 2007, 10:46AM Police find 60 sheep living in man's house APEX, N.C. — Authorities seized a flock of sheep that had wandered away from a downtown home to graze on floral arrangements in the town cemetery. Animal neglect charges were pending Tuesday against the animals' owner, David Watts, who kept about 60 of the animals in his crumbling house in this Raleigh suburb, police said. "He lives upstairs and the sheep were living downstairs," police Sgt. Robert Towell said. "He considered them pets." About half of the sheep will likely be euthanized because of their poor health, said Michael Williams, director of the Wake County Animal Care, Control and Adoption Center. Police were waiting to see how many of the animals would be euthanized before determining the extent of the charges. Neighbors have long complained about the sheep. Watts even walked some of the sheep around the neighborhood on a leash. "It's worse on summer days, particularly when it rains and turns humid," said Angie Fowler, who lives across the street. "All I want is to be able to sit on my front porch and not smell sheep poop." Mayor Keith Weatherly said the town council considered a proposal last year that would bar residents from keeping livestock, but it never became a city rule.
Yup. In retrospect, it's no wonder North Carolina got beat by Georgetown last weekend. They were tired.
