Shutdown Drama: Goats are Furloughed, the Ocean is Closed, and Jackbooted Thugs Grimly Deter TouristsLily Dane Weve all heard about the hundreds of thousands of government workers who were furloughed because of the government shutdown, but humans werent the only ones impacted. Twenty-eight hard-working Nubian goats were sent home because of concerns about their place of employment being closed by the feds. The goats were hired to take care of a poison ivy infestation in New Jerseys Gateway National Recreation Area. The feds also tried to close another privately-funded tourist site George Washingtons Mt. Vernon estate. The National Park Service showed up on Tuesday and barricaded the parking lots. The NPS closed a historical farm that hasnt received government funding since 1980. The Claude Moore Colonial Farm in McLean, Virginia, was hosting a Chamber of Commerce event when the NPS sent the Park Police over to escort staff and volunteers off the property. Anna Eberly, the sites managing director, said, You do have to wonder about the wisdom of an organization that would use staff they dont have the money to pay to evict visitors from a park site that operates without costing them any money. Eberly makes an excellent point. Our taxpayer money is being wasted on this shutdown. The placement of Barrycades all across the country is a good example of this: The Grand Canyon is also closed because of the government shutdown. Governor Jan Brewer offered to use state money to pay to reopen the park, but her offer was rejected by a park official. Businesses in the area have also offered to contribute to reopening the park. National Park Service employees sure have been busy they blocked access to VIEW Mount Rushmore from the road: City Tavern, a historical restaurant in Philadelphia, was forced to close because it is located inside Independence National Historical Park and the building is owned by the U.S. National Parks Service. The restaurants public relations director Molly Yun said they were forced to cancel booked parties, including one serving 200 visitors from Japan on Wednesday night, for at least the next four days leaving patrons angry and aggravated. Yun added that City Tavern was allowed to remain open during the last government shutdown 17 years ago. In Las Vegas, elderly residents have been forced out of their private homes on Lake Mead because they happen to be located on federal land. An estimated 60 families with vacation homes along the lake who were given notice by the National Park Service earlier this week to gather their stuff and leave, according to Christie Vanover, a spokeswoman for the Lake Mead Recreational Area. Perhaps the most preposterous and obnoxious forced closing so far is this: the National Park Service has closed access to Florida Baywhich leads to the OCEAN. Thats right charter boat captains in Florida were told that until government funding is restored, more than 1,100 square miles of prime fishing is off limits between the southern tip of the mainland to the Keys. The closing affects not only fishing guides, but anyone with a license to conduct business in the park, including tour operators and paddling guides. Anyone with a Commercial Use Authorization permit will be impacted, said Dan Kimball, superintendent of Everglades and Dry Tortugas national parks. Park rangers will be on duty to enforce the ban. The feds ordered the state of Wisconsin to close several state parks that receive federal funding. However, Governor Scott Walker has decided to ignore that order and a Fish and Wildlife Service order to ban hunting and fishing on federal lands. State officials said that Wisconsin provides more than half the funding for the parks, so they will be kept open with state money. Governor Walker isnt the only one who is defying government orders citizens are tired of the shutdown shenanigans too, and are taking matters into their own hands: This photo gallery shows tweets and more photos of the rebellion. Perhaps the best thing to shut down since the Shutdown began: The Obamacare website has been closed for repairs this weekend. Lily Dane is a staff writer for The Daily Sheeple, where this first appeared. Her goal is to help people to Wake the Flock Up! 