UTICA, N.Y. (WUTR/WSYR) — Humans aren’t the only ones taking social distancing seriously – farm animals are trying to isolate as well.

At around 4:30 Wednesday afternoon, a goat was seen standing in the grass by the exit of Route 49 West toward the Marcy-SUNY Parkway.

The driver that saw the goat got out of her car and approached it when she said the goat fled under the bridge.

The goat stayed under the bridge until state police called for a ladder truck. When someone went up to retrieve the goat, it ran back to the grass and away from officers safely.

Sherrie Hartwell, a local resident, offered to take the goat and take care of it until the owner turned up, according to police.

On Wednesday night, the goat’s owner contacted police and said that his goat took off from the back of his truck two weeks ago. It happened while he was unloading cattle for a market in Utica.

Police said that Hartwell asked the owner if she could purchase the goat and the owner decided to sell the goat to her for $150.

The goat now has its own Facebook page that was made by new owner, Hartwell.