BOISE BENCH, Idaho — While most people prefer dogs and cats for pets, the Ching family decided to adopt goats for practical purposes. This decision turned into something much more meaningful.

"We could use goats to help eat the weeds, clear the area, and be something kind of fun and different to have in the neighborhood and also for ourselves," Kerry Ching said.

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Turns out, they weren't the only ones who fell in love with these four-legged farm animals.

"People come by to the goat area just to enjoy watching the goats. So we thought about making this as a [form of] community engagement," Tony Ching said.

That's how Chingóat was born, a free neighborhood activity where

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