The Goat Farm Location

For those who might drop by for a visit that have never been to this part of the planet Cagayan de Oro is located on the southern most island in the Philippines called Mindanao . This " old goat " currently resides in a pasture called Iponan which lies about 10 kilometres southwest of CDO proper but is essentially a burb of Cagayan de Oro .

Iponan is not a town per say but basically a dot on the map along a main highway heading towards the southwestern area of the Philippines sometimes called "no man's land" . In fact in the two years this goat has been in this pasture it doesn't recall ever having seen a sign anywhere saying Iponan . In other words , think rural .  :-)

Now , having gotten you to the left hand side of the world as some call it and in the proper country we can proceed to clarify just a bit the breed of goat that roams here . According to a newspaper article published just today there are 203,753 foreigners with registered visas in the entire country . That would be the number of goats authorized to reside here on a permanent basis .

Of the above number Chinese nationals comprise the largest % at 59,000 followed by the Koreans at 31,000 and the "yanks" or Americans at 26,000 . There are many other foreigners residing in the Philippines on tourist visa extensions or just come for a visit of course so don't think anyone really knows how many foreign goats are roaming these parts .

Goats are of course of many different breeds and bloodlines with "blokes", canucks",  "mates"and "yanks" being some of the more common variety this old goat is familiar with . Goats , are of course notorious for consuming just about anything that appeals to their appetites though chocolate does seem to be a favourite in this part of the world .  :-)

Anyhow , if you happen to be or have an interest in goats feel free to kick a can around and say what's on your mind . Just remember , goats need love too .