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Posted: 3:17 PM Jul 11, 2007
Problem Geese Removed
NITRO, W.Va. (AP) Officials say most of the noisy, dirty Canada geese at Nitro's Ridenour Lake have been captured and killed.
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Posted: 3:17 PM Jul 11, 2007
Problem Geese Removed
NITRO, W.Va. (AP) Officials say most of the noisy, dirty Canada geese at Nitro's Ridenour Lake have been captured and killed.
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This is absolutely disgusting. Suffocating is one of the most horrific ways to die. What an idiot. Karma has a way of cathing up with people. I hope he is plagued many times over for this.
Just what West Virginia needs. More negative reputation! This is inhumane. These people need to realize that we are not the only ones living on this planet and we need to have respect for all living creatures. Geese frightening children? What a pathetic excuse. Parents need to be watching their children and making sure the children are not annoying the geese. Children need to be brought up to respect the animals around them. If ignorance is truly bliss, I'm sure the Mayor is very happy.
THE KARMA TRAIN HAS HIT RUSTY CASTO AND HIS ADMINISTRATION IN NITRO. THEY ARE CRUMBLING AS WE SPEAK. CURSE OF THE GEESE!
You probably won't post this but; You had difficulty walking anywhere around the park without stepping in places previously visited by the multitude of geese...and I'm not talking about webbed foot prints. It was either the geese or the people and with city coffers as they are the people can pay taxes but the geese were on welfare.
Like most folks, I can't call suffocation humane. But I must play both sides of this issue. That geese poop was everywhere. Mowing through it scatters germs at the speed of a weed whacker or lawn mower blade. I think our Mayor had to make one of those no win choices. I don't suppose there's really any humane way to kill anything. But then again, I sure don't have any problem enjoying Kentucky Fried Chicken, bacon, pork chops, hamburger, etc. I think Mayor Casto had the health and well being of our Citizens in mind. After much thought, I reluctantly supported the extermination.
Deprived of oxygen. Unreal. What a sad, sad situation this is. This is beyond belief. Suffocation!!! What diseases Rusy Casto. Tell us what diseases they cause? Are you as informed about this as much as you are about suffocation being humane? Do let us know.
I'm a resident of Nitro and first of all, when I was little my father and I used to go to that park and spend a few hours feeding those supposedly 'dirty' animals. One of the few pastimes we had until the law went up about feeding being illegal. That was the first thing he took away.
And the next is killing them. I guarantee you; I certainly didn't say that suffocating them was alright, no matter how darn humane it is. Those animals are a sign of clean waters and healthy land.
Rusty Casto has seriously been mistaken and clearly doesn't know what the heck he's doing.
Shame on you, Rusty Casto. Fifteen years ago, this part of WV was so dirty and the water so polluted we never had any kind of water fowl except ducks. Now we have geese which stop on their migrations to sample WV clean waterways. You kill them, what else will you kill. 3,000 of my tax dollar went to kill lovely birds, I don't appreciate that.
I live in Nitro and I promise you our mayor is an idiot. They don't even keep that park clean. The only wonderful thing about it is seeing the ducks and geese. The play ground equipment I bet doesn't even meet code. It's rusted, the wood surrounding it is broken, there is no mulch or protection on the ground. These animals have been there forever and will come back. Will he kill them? There is a little island in the middle. They mainly stay there. They come back year after year and breed. As a little girl, I often found eggs under the pine trees. I am disgusted with the mayor. Not many people like him here. This isn't the first time he's done something like this.
As a person with long time ties to West Virginia, I was appalled to read this article. So the message children will learn is if an animal scares you by its being- its ok to suffocate and kill it? I think either the geese should have been moved to a more rural area and/or used the wonderful opportunity to educate people about the wonderful traits of these birds. They mate for life, and the way that there is always a sentry watching out for their flock. Traits we humans, especially children could learn from- and look beyond the poop. I found the post stating that there is no risk of disease from this an important aspect of this as well. I'm very disappointed.... Such cruelty and casualness to wild life deaths is not far from the Falcon's pitt bull tragedies. And of course, not far from those who carelessly allow their pets to breed, and mistreat their pets and farm animals. I'll be moving back to West Virginia soon. I hope there is more publicity about this dark day in Nitro.