Why Goats rule as the most valuable creatures in the world

It goes without saying that Goats are the most important animals in the world – yet the most underappreciated.  What other plant or animal can claim all these characteristics:

• Work efficiently without regard to who receives credit.  Goats can sustain themselves by living off the land – no special care is required.  If Mother Teresa were an animal....

• There are more Goats in the world than cows…Goats just quietly work away without a lot of celebrity.  Nothing against cows (they're some of our best friends).

• A strong backbone: Goats are used as pack animals (pound for pound they can carry more than a horse or mule and climb steeper cliffs than a llama).  And they leave a smaller footprint.  Goats are like super models on steroids.

• Determined. Goats are known to butt heads, if necessary, to get where they’re going. And they don’t care if they’re made the “scapegoat” when their aim is true.

• Remain versatile and be willing to adapt. Goat milk is more nutritional than cow's milk. Goats provide the warmth of cashmere wool. Goats often act as surrogate mothers for sheep. And they are fire-prevention specialists who graze on fire-prone hillsides where humans fear to tread.

• Work as a team. Goats stay naturally focused as a herd with each looking out for the others. When they sleep, they do so in a circle to stand guard against predators.

• And they’re friendly. Why else are baby Goats the most common petting zoo animal?

So, there you have it. The perfect case for making Goats the official mascot for all that's good in the world.

If you resemble the characteristics above, then you're probably a Goat.