Animal Caught Shopping at a New York Dollar General Store

It's not something you would ever expect to see while shopping at your local Dollar General store.

If you haven't noticed recently across the Hudson Valley, we have seen major expansion when it comes to the number of Dollar General stores we have to choose from.

There are "newer" stores in Dutchess (Hyde Park, NY), Ulster, and Orange Counites along with stores in Newburgh, Wappingers Falls, and Poughkeepsie that have been open for years. In total, Dollar General has a massive 555 stores open across New York State but there's only one that can claim they had an animal shopping recently.

Goat Goes Shopping at New York Dollar General Store

The employees at the Dollar General store in the Washington County, New York village of Hudson Falls were shocked to see who was roaming around inside the store the other day, so shocked they had to call the police for help.

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The Hudson Falls Police Department received the call and dispatched officers to the Dollar General store located at 343 Main Street in the quaint New York village for a report of a goat inside of the store.

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Yes, a goat found its way into the store, and as police responded they were able to corral the goat and proceeded to put out an A.P.B. (all points bulletin) on Facebook to attempt to locate the goat owner.

"HFPD Officers were dispatched to the Dollar General located at 343 Main Street for a report of a goat inside of the store. Turns out this lady was getting some shopping done. If she belongs to you or you have any information that would help to return her home, please contact the HFPD non-emergency line at (518)747-4011."

Happy Ending?

It's not every day you see a goat shopping inside a Dollar General store but due to the actions of store employees and local police, the unidentified goat was safely returned home.

A job well done by all involved.