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Goats make a final meal of Christmas

Teddy, a Nubian goat, munched on a Christmas tree at Awbury Arboretum.

Teddy, a Nubian goat, eats a Christmas tree at Awbury Arboretum where families can drop off their Christmas trees and visit the goats on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021.
Teddy, a Nubian goat, eats a Christmas tree at Awbury Arboretum where families can drop off their Christmas trees and visit the goats on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021.Read moreTYGER WILLIAMS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

You know the holidays are over when Philadelphians feed the last of their Yuletide greenery to farm animals. This month, Teddy, a Nubian goat, munched on a Christmas tree at Awbury Arboretum, where the Philadelphia Goat Project is headquartered. People were invited to drop off their trees, for a fee, and visit with the hungry creatures. The donated trees were fed to the animals and/or turned into wood chips that help line the trails around the arboretum, cover the goats’ paddocks, or adorn parks around the city.