Flower-eating goat and his owner cleared of vandalism  James
Dezarnaulds and his goat Gary.  James Dezarnaulds and his goat
Gary.   A GOAT and his owner are celebrating being cleared of
vandalism charges after the animal chewed on a flowerbed outside
a Sydney museum.  Gary the goat had been stopped by police as he
munched on the flowers outside the city’s Museum of Contemporary
Art, with police claiming that his owner, comedian James
Dezarnaulds, had recklessly failed to apprehend the animal.
Gary the goat currently has more than 10,000 fans on Facebook,
and travels with the comedian when he tours under the stage name
Jimbo Bazoobi.  Dezarnaulds was accused of vandalism and fined
440 Australian dollars, or around £300, but took his case to an
appeal court.  Magistrate Carolyn Barkell ruled that Mr
Dezarnaulds had no control over what Gary might choose to eat,
and that there was no evidence that the man had convinced the
goat to eat the plants as police had claimed.  Dezarnaulds
emerged from court wearing a t