The Puck Fair Goat has been taken down from its cage, again.
The Department of Agriculture has intervened, and says it contacted the vet today, and welcomes the decision to have the goat taken down.
The goat will not be put back in the cage again during this year's fair.
The department says Minister Charlie McConalogue issued a statement in July urging farmers to take steps to protect their livestock during hot weather, and these measures apply to the keepers of all farm animals, including the Puck Fair organisers,
