Clay Henry III, beer drinking goat and mayor of the west Texas border town of Lajitas, was attacked by local Jim Bob Hargrove and castrated. Hargrove committed the heinous deed after seeing the goat drinking beer on a Sunday, when the area's blue laws prevent the sale of alcohol to humans. Tourists had apparently been feeding Clay Henry his usual staple of Lone Star longnecks, and Hargrove threatened to castrate the goat, according to eyewitnesses.
The mayor was found lying next to his testicles on Monday, Aug. 5. Ranchers sutured his wounds, and Clay was up slugging down cold ones soon after. Hargrove faces charges of animal cruelty.
More on Clay Henry, beer drinking goat. [08/11/2002]
Clay Henry - Famous Beer-Drinking Dead Goat
- Address:
- 100 Ivey Street, Terlingua, TX
- Directions:
- At Terlingua Trading Post. From the north, drive south on Hwy 118 many miles to Study Butte. Turn right (west) onto FM 170. Drive four miles. Turn right at the entrance to Terlingua Ghost Town, then drive a quarter-mile to the Trading Post. From the west (Big Bend Ranch State Park), drive 12 miles east on FM 170. Turn left at the entrance to Terlingua Ghostown, then drive a quarter-mile to the Trading Post.
- Hours:
- Daily 10 am - 9 pm (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 432-371-2234
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