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Police hit owner of the animal with £290 fine after Gary got hungry and snacked on flowers outside Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art

Error: Lawyer Paul McGirr said that police should have issued Gary the goat with the fine and not his owner

A goat called Gary whose owner was fined for vandalism after he chomped on a city museum flower bed has walked free from court.
Police hit comedian and owner of the animal, Jim Dezarnaul, with a £290 fine after Gary got hungry and snacked on the flowers outside Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art.
However, Mr Bazoobi decided the fine was unjust and decided to argue his case in court, with Gary at his side.

Freedom: After hearing all the evidence, the magistrate cancelled the fine

  Court officials wouldn't allow Gary in court but his lawyer told magistrates that there was no evidence that Gary or his owner had intended to vandalise the vegetation.
Mr Paul McGirr, said that the police should have issued Gary the goat with the fine and not his owner.
He said: "The liability (for the fine) attaches to a person, but Gary’s not a person.
"In addition, it can’t be proved that Mr Bazoobi put Gary up to the act of eating flowers."

Joke: Gary's owner said that the fine was "an abuse of the laws of nature"

  Mr McGirr jokingly added: "We can’t guess what Gary might have been whispered in his goat ear."
After hearing all the evidence, the magistrate cancelled the fine and outside court Mr Bazoobi said: "I just think there’s so many laws and regulations in Australia which are just an abuse of common sense.
"This is actually an abuse of the laws of nature – a goat eating grass.