Kid stuff: Goat’s ‘human screams’ inside trailer startle Indiana motorists

HUNTINGTON, Ind. — This goat put a baa-a-a-d scare into several Indiana motorists.

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An Indiana couple was driving home to their farm in Huntington when they were pulled over by police, WPTA-TV reported. According to Columbia City police Chief Scott Leatherman, his department had received several telephone calls from citizens who said they heard a person screaming in the trailer hauled by Dan and Alisa Patterson, the television station reported.

When police asked about the screams, Alisa Patterson invited the officers to have a look.

“Her name’s Willow. You wanna see?” she told them, according to a post on her Facebook page.

Alisa Patterson said the officers broke out in laughter when they saw the goat standing alone in the trailer, the television station reported.

“They were definitely glad, but they were super surprised and they had never seen that before," Alisa Patterson told WPTA. “They kept looking in the trailer just to make sure, but it was just her.”

The Pattersons said Willow only screams when she needs to be milked, the television station reported.

To prove she wasn’t kidding, Alisa Patterson posted photos of the traffic stop and a video of Willow screaming. The post has been shared more than 1,500 times.

“I never expected it to become this big and to get so many shares," Alisa Patterson told WPTA. “I just shared it and thought it would give a few people on our news feed a laugh or two, but it kind of blew up. Everyone is sharing it and liking it, so I am glad it’s making their day.”

“It made some people happy and giving them something to laugh about right now when everybody is so worried about stuff and has anxiety,” Dan Patterson told the television station.

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