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According to the NY Post, Operation Kill At Least 2,000 NYC Geese is well underway: "Nearly 100 Canada geese were killed yesterday...Agents from the US Department of Agriculture hit four city parks and will continue rounding up the geese this week, said Allen Gosser the department's assistant state director." How did the USDA agents do it? They brought the geese "into a corralled area" and put them in "wooden crates," later gassing them with carbon dioxide. The city and Port Authority are trying to cull/kill geese in order to improve airline safety, since Flight 1549 was brought down when geese flew into the Airbus 320's engines. However, some critics of the plan say some humane measures, like scaring them with fireworks or changing the landscaping, might also be effective. Yes, what about the Geese Police, those cute border collies who help rid areas of geese?
100 Geese Down, 1900 More To Go
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the cops have busted the block of canal street near pearl paint.
I talked to them and they said that
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pointless. I hope they are feeding the homeless.
Is eating something that has been gassed to death dangerous?
No, they are killing them with CO2, thus depriving them of O2. They would be fine to cook and could certainly be used to feed some homeless.
http://www.gooserecipes.net/
nom nom nom
The Times article last week said in the past they've given some geese to local shelters, but this time they will not. Does not explain why.
How could they ever do that? Poor little geesey.
this is disturbing.
I can't believe they're doing this. I can't believe it. This is horrible. I want the names of everyone behind this.
Don't worry, the protesters who have periodically gathered outside the Port Authority's offices on Park Ave South to protest the cat culls, have now totally turned their attention to the goose slaughter. They were out in force at lunchtime today.
I would have been there but I have a baby. It's sickening they're doing this. Seriously a f*cked up reaction based entirely out of fear. Idiots.
Are you voting for Bloomberg in the mayoral election?
Whaa? I thought it was proven that the geese that brought down the planes were migrating Canadian types. Blame Canada!
In the case of Sully's plane, true enough that those were geese from Labrador. But bird strikes are a constant threat around airports. It can actually be worse if it happens right after takeoff. You may lose your engines and not have enough altitude to turn back to the runway, in which case, you're screwed.
Sounds reasonable, any sources/studies that show that local geese are a threat to planes taking off and landing?
FAA released stats about a month ago. Since 2000, 31 planes landing or departing JFK have suffered severe damage from birds, i.e. loss of an engine. LGA has had 9 including US 1549. Newark has had 11.
why not just tell them there's a bunch of free beer tents in nebraska. then they all fly to nebraska and problem solved.
of course then when they find out there are no free beer tents or anything at all in nebraska, they'll fly back here and fucking murder us all for lying to them.
that's why you don't fuck with gaggles of gooses.
Talk about cruelty.
Goosewitz.
I am so sickened and sad.
good turnout at the demo today but I don't see any news coverage.
I found this clip...make sure your speakers are on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A
which city parks were hit today?
don't vote for bloomturd.
What concerns me of this disturbing "eugenics" style massacre of these birds is that how long will this extend to other animals like Dogs (and I hear they tried with Cats, right?).
People must protest this, because if we let them think it's OK how long will they then do it to other animals?
Did I say I hate Bloomie?
and yet another reason,
gas him.
Slim chance of preventing catastrophic disaster and loss of human life versus some geese. Real tough one...
Grow up you brokeback bitches
Go away Palin.
Go away Palin.
Any fresh reports on how many of the poor little fuzzys have been popped off?
This is plainly pathetic.
These decision making fukctards can not device anything different than dead populations of a species as a "solution" for everything.
How do you feel about saving the pigeons?
I hope they coo coo coo and then drop a load of shit on your head.
How about rats?
I hope they gnaw their way into your bedroom and eat your first born.
How about squirrels?
I hope they chew through your wiring and cause a fire that consumes you and your love ones.
How would you deal with one hundred geese flying through your living room window and wiping out your Derek Jeeter baseball card and bobble head collection?