Donovan Aghast as McNerney Gasses Geese
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Kathleen A. Donovan, Republican candidate for Bergen County Executive, was appalled when she learned that the Bergen County Parks Department, under the leadership of Dennis McNerney, has begun gassing our county geese. "What disturbs me the most is that the County has been working with GeesePeace for over 3 years, why resort to this barbaric practice" stated Donovan. GeesePeace is a volunteer organization that works to control the geese population using humane methods, such as oiling eggs to control future population.
The gassing of Canadian Geese came to light when The Animal Protection League of New Jersey (APLNJ) issued an alert on their website. According to reports the Bergen County Parks Department contracted with USDA to begin gassing geese late last week. The geese, which are now molting and incapable of flight, were herded into trucks and gassed with carbon dioxide.
Donovan urges Dennis McNerney and the County Parks Department to cease this inhumane plan, "We understand that the geese population needs to be controlled to ensure cleanliness of our parks and quality of life for our residents" said Donovan, "but in this day and age there are more humane ways to accomplish this, and I would expect the County of Bergen to embrace such methods." The parks affected by the gassing were the Saddle River County Park, Glen Rock and Ridgewood Duck ponds.
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