About 400 geese were gassed last week in Brooklyn, as they are considered nuisances. There is no relocation program, and obviously little to no reasoning, as the geese could have been used as food, at least, rather than meaningless slaughter.
The carcasses of the Prospect Park geese will be double-bagged and dumped in a landfill. Other states use different methods, like turning the geese into food or animal feed. This year, the Agriculture Department donated 900 pounds of goose breast to food pantries in Pennsylvania.
I don’t even understand the logic of killing the geese, and to add insult to injury – throwing them in a landfill. Wtf!?!
(Thanks to Seth for the tip)