Moment herd of 60 GOATS escape enclosure and tromp through Texas streets as cops struggle to wrangle animals: 'Oh, this is a mess'

Dozens of goats escaped their enclosure and led Texas police on a wild chase before they were safely wrangled.

At about 7:30 am Tuesday, between 50 and 60 goats escaped an enclosed part of the Crystal Canyon Natural Area and began to roam the streets of Arlington.

Body camera footage shows Arlington Police Department officers surveying the scene as dozens of brown, white and speckled bodies mill before them.

'Oh, this is a mess,' an officer says, laughing. 'Go goats, go. Back to where you came from please. Who knew we’re goat wranglers now?'

'They’re kind of cute,' another officer remarks.

Dozens of goats escaped an enclosure in Arlington, Texas and led city police on a wild chase

'Who knew we’re goat wranglers now?' one officer was overhead saying on bodycam

The 50 or so escapees were among the 450 to 500 goats brought in to clear underbrush in the Crystal Canyon Natural Area

The lawless goats were wrangled around 30 minutes after their daunting escape and taken to rejoin their herd.

The furry fugitives were among the 450 to 500 goats brought in last week as part of a two-week scheme to clear underbrush.

'It looks like they may have gotten out of the fence, or the fence fell, we don’t know exactly what happened, but they got out,' Arlington Police Sgt. Alex Rosado told FOX 4.

He added that the department received calls that the goats 'were going through people's yards.'

The goats are anticipated to consume around 50 miles of brush by the time their work is done, eliminating fire danger and gobbling down invasive plants.

They are the product of a collaboration with Open Space Texas, a Lewisville-based land management company.

'This option offers tremendous cost savings over traditional methods, it is eco-friendly and a general feel good for the community,' the company wrote on its website.

'Goats work exceptionally well in eradicating invasive species, such as poison ivy. These herds are professionally and humanely managed by a dedicated team.'

The city of Arlington is collaborating with Open Space Texas, a Lewisville-based land management company, to contract the goats over two weeks

The goats are anticipated to consume around 50 miles of brush, eliminating fire damage and getting rid of invasive plants

This is the first time the city of Arlington has used goats and comes after Dallas took a similar approach

This is the first time the city of Arlington has tried a solution like this for land clearing. It comes after Dallas launched a similar pilot program last year.

Goats are ruminants, herbivorous grazing mammals with multiple compartments inside their stomach.

Ruminants are the only animals that can digest their food without fully chewing it, and they regurgitate what they eat to chew it again. This makes it easier for microbes in the stomach to digest it.

Due to their speedy metabolism, goats have a boundless appetite - and they eat just about everything green in their sight.

The approach allows cities to avoid using harsh chemicals and razing brush with chainsaws as goats naturally fertilize and till the soil as well.