Dog and goat serving as mayor raise money for a playground in US

In 2018, Fair Haven residents elected Lincoln the goat as its honorary mayor (Lisa Rathke/AP)

A goat and a dog who were each elected mayor have helped raise money to renovate a community playground in Vermont, US.

The oddball idea of pet mayor elections to raise money to rehabilitate the playground and to help get local children civically involved came from a local town manager.