Putting Turin's sheep to work

For the second year in a row, sheep are being used to trim the lawns of Turin, Italy's parks. The first herd of sheep arrived Thursday at the Meisino park, a vast area of land along the Po River on the city's eastern outskirts, while a second herd will be brought to the Sangone park on Monday. The two herds will graze in the parks for two months and officials believe this will save the city some 30,000 euros in gardeners' fees. Last year, in addition to sheep, cattle were used in the Maddalena park. This year it was decided not to use cattle because they produced significantly more manure that sheep. Source: ANSA via: eternally cool