I remember a story sort of like that but the county sent the birds to a processing facility and got back hundreds of pounds of meat that they were going to distribute to welfare families. An interest group sued to prevent the distribution, saying the meat was filled with bacteria, feather parts, etc.
The judge ruled against the distribution and the meat was thrown away.
I think that happens with alot of confiscated game. They want to donate it to a shelter but can't because it is not USDA approved or some such thing.
There were complaints about using the meat for pantries in Union Co. also.
Matter of fact, there was even a thread here at FR about it when it happened. We got posts on it saying goose meat was diseased or no good. This is at FR!