Foster City Plans to Kill Geese Without Mercy
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In a shocking display of intolerance, the Foster City Council of Foster City, California has decided to brutally kill innocent geese and goslings because of their droppings. This is despite the fact that there are available and effective non-lethal options. Sadly, killing geese only removes them for a month before new geese replace them in a revolving door of endless taxpayer expense and cruel slaughter. Urge Foster City to clean up the poop instead of mercilessly killing geese and goslings!
Foster City plans to kill geese while at their most vulnerable, which is when they molt and can't fly. This is from mid-June through the end of July. Geese and goslings are often placed in mobile gas chambers, a particularly cruel and painful method of killing high-flying migratory birds who are used to dramatic differences in air pressure. The gassing process simultaneously burns and freezes their lungs for up to 45 minutes before their so-called "humane" death.
No one should be killed because of natural behaviors like pooping! Sadly, geese are often mistakenly blamed for water contamination when human-related sources are the true culprits.
Foster City's new “Healthy Waters, Healthy Parks” branding initiative should include coexistence and compassion instead of killing. The city can purchase a tow and collect machine to clean up goose droppings, which can be processed, packaged, and sold as fertilizer to help fund humane goose engagement programs.
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