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Honk if your barn is burning: pet goose alerts sleeping Texas family to blaze

The Guardian World Wednesday 12 August 2026, 16:54 UTC By Marina Dunbar 1 min read
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Family ‘extremely grateful’ to four-month-old ‘Goosey’ who ran out of fire-billowing building and repeatedly squawkedA pet goose is being credited with helping save a Texas family’s animals after sounding a honking alarm as a fire tore through their barn. The dramatic moment unfolded on the morning of 4 August in Fort Bend county, where four-month-old Goosey repeatedly squawked outside the burning barn, alerting his owners, the Gerber family, to the danger.

Family ‘extremely grateful’ to four-month-old ‘Goosey’ who ran out of fire-billowing building and repeatedly squawked

A pet goose is being credited with helping save a Texas family’s animals after sounding a honking alarm as a fire tore through their barn.

The dramatic moment unfolded on the morning of 4 August in Fort Bend county, where four-month-old Goosey repeatedly squawked outside the burning barn, alerting his owners, the Gerber family, to the danger.

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