Blackball has been in the news lately due to a gang of unusually beautiful goats supposedly wrecking havoc on the town!  However, many town residents are surprised by this perspective, having had no trouble with them. Murray Malloch is a fair man, and does a great job managing animal control on the West Coast. We are expressing our support that the goats are free to live, even if they remain unclaimed by the end of the 2 week period.   Resident's opinions include: 'Cute, love the baby ones they bounce away.... just see them grazing in the open fields....we've got a huge vege garden and they don't touch it' 'We should make this a tourist attraction' 'I don't know anyone who has ever complained about these goats, they are lovely' 'Gorgeous goats!' 'They stay out of the way' News stories include: BBC Radio NZ