And now the Wire (1 Viewer)

samuel walker · Jul 13, 2004

I am a champion of the Canada Goose in Ohio This bird is suffering a public relations nightmare for doing what Canadas do.We have several small ponds near me that the geese use I noticed one recently that was gridded with wire in the front yard of a hospital.The pond was deliberatly created by the hospital when it was built presumably to attract water birds.The geese came as did the ducks.I assumed this was for the enjoyment of patients and employees.Now the Canadas winging overhead can zip into the pond at 30-40MPH and destroy themseves on pencil lead thin wire transversing the pond.I have no idea how well a goose can detect a wire grid fron 200 feet up but, I have my doubts .Since it is on hospital grounds they can pull the injured brant into the OR quickly.Cruelty to animals is uncomfortable enough but to see it practiced wontonly by the the local hospital is beyond reason.
Sam

Josette · Jul 13, 2004

Oh that is terrible! Did you contact the hospital or the SPCA or whatever agency would be involved with that (fish and game?). It makes me sick to think of it. Maybe if the community paper were made aware the hospital would remove the wire.

snowyowl · Jul 13, 2004

samuel walker said:
I am a champion of the Canada Goose in Ohio This bird is suffering a public relations nightmare for doing what Canadas do.We have several small ponds near me that the geese use I noticed one recently that was gridded with wire in the front yard of a hospital.The pond was deliberatly created by the hospital when it was built presumably to attract water birds.The geese came as did the ducks.I assumed this was for the enjoyment of patients and employees.Now the Canadas winging overhead can zip into the pond at 30-40MPH and destroy themseves on pencil lead thin wire transversing the pond.I have no idea how well a goose can detect a wire grid fron 200 feet up but, I have my doubts .Since it is on hospital grounds they can pull the injured brant into the OR quickly.Cruelty to animals is uncomfortable enough but to see it practiced wontonly by the the local hospital is beyond reason.
Sam

The world is full of idiots! :C
Could anything be done under the Migatory Bird Act? I suspect that the people who authorised the wire could be charged if they actually cause a bird to be injured.

Michael Frankis · Jul 13, 2004

All they need do is ban bread from the pond - then the geese will go away.

Michael

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