Dozens Gather For Memorial Service For 144 Geese Euthanized By County

CBS Charlotte ^ | 07-07-2013

[Kevin in California]

Dozens of people have gathered in a Gaston County park for a memorial service for 144 Canadian geese that were euthanized by county workers worried they had become a health hazard.

[Kevin in California]

Just when you think you've heard it all, there's this.

[lbryce]

The geese were geessed. It was either the geese funeral or the road kill wake.(Some people have way too much time on their hands.)

[Iron Munro]

Can’t have wild geese running around wild.

It’s bad for the man-created ecology.

[Vince Ferrer]

Canada Goose = flying rat

[Innovative]

They were NOT "euthanized" -- they were killed. Geese droppings are "health hazard", but homeless people and "Occupy" movement's participants defecating in parks is OK.

"The geese lived in Gaston County Park in Dallas for a decade, but county officials said the flock had grown so large that their droppings were a health hazard. So workers gathered up the birds last month and were killed with poison gas.

It wasn't unusual. In 2012, federal officials issued euthanasia permits for nearly 25,000 Canada geese in 46 states."

[NonValueAdded]

You have to see the amount of damage even a small flock of Canadian Geese can do to understand why this was done.

[South40]

liberals will mourn the loss of most any life as long as it's not the life of an unborn human.

Dozens attend memorial for bees killed by insecticide

[lurk]

That’s a lot of wasted meat. Government wisdom.

[rawhide]

I have no problem with this.

[Innovative]

What are you talking about -- they are beautiful birds:

Pictures from "All About Birds" website

[Ouderkirk]

Why not pluck them, season them and cook them. Have a bar-b-Que.

[DemforBush]

I was thinking the same thing. Hang the bird for a couple of days before plucking and then roast that bad boy up!

[Vince Ferrer]

I’ll grant that, but once they settle on an area, they will produce so many droppings that it becomes a health issue. Pretty pictures of flying geese don’t usually include the crap filled ground beneath them. And they tend to take over places within cities that people use, like golf courses and parks.

[Eccl 10:2]

What are you talking about — they are beautiful birds:

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True, but while they are beautiful to look at, they are a huge annoyance, even scary, and downright dangerous at times (ask any pilot).

They are indeed rats with wings,

as deer are rats with antlers,

as squirrels are rats with beautiful tails.

[Kevin in California]

No, I understand the gassing of the geese...my point in posting this article was the loons that showed up for a memorial.

[Gene Eric]

>> liberals will mourn the loss of most any life as long as it’s not the life of an unborn human.

bttt

[Eccl 10:2]

144 geese?

Gross.

8^)

[NonValueAdded]

‘kay. I like loons ... but only the ones with wings.

[Innovative]

“as deer are rats with antlers,”

Then people are rats without any redeeming features...

[LukeL]

Ever try having a nice day in the park with a flock of those around? Or try going for a walk near a source of water without looking down.