Officials Euthanize Nearly 400 Geese From Prospect Park

Good point. I have to give Mougar more credit.

Danny is still proselytizing, so I guess we should have to go out and eat meat at some point in the future. ....otherwise, I personally would likely have been eating pasta or something.

Poor animals are going to die because of Danny.

Bear Mountain should happen next (date TBD by not me)
So, let's think about Danny's dinner happenng in late August.

Danny can come if he likes, or go eat vegetables with vegetarians. I would totally come if he organized a vegetarian outing ....veggies are yummy. I don't need meat with every meal. ...just when I'm told I am evil for eating it.

Carnivore wrote:

You're right, we should all return to a pre-Industrial way of life to preserve the precious geese. Of course, that means most of us would have to leave the cities to go work on a farm. You'd better get off the computer and start building up some calluses.

There's nothing pre-industrial about train travel which, if it were expanded and modernized, would be a cleaner and more comfortable alternative to most of our domestic air travel.

Also, I suspect that if humans can put one of their kind on the Moon, they can also figure out how to design an airplane that isn't susceptible to goose attack.

But what of the space geese.

I'm late to this thread, but these animals were not "euthanized".

Euthanasia is ending a life to prevent further suffering. These geese were not suffering.

(What's bad for the goose is bad for the gander.)

Look, here's something else you might be able to eat, "Carnivore."

the college that I attended from '88 - '92 had a contract with the Department of Defense to simulate bird encounters.

Depending on their mood, they would launch either Purdue chickens at running jet engines, or simulated "birds" concocted from jello and sticks. Sometimes they also shot "birds" at windshields.

My roomate was an engineering student. He loved to put random things in the bird cannon and launch them against the wall.

We'd break into the hanger/lab after hours. Good times.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=bird+strike+cannon+simulator&aq=0&aqi=m1&aql=&oq=bird+stike+cannon+simulator&gs_rfai=Ci0AnhFo_TNePEofAzQTWkKT_CwAAAKoEBU_QlBa8

Needless to say, he was also a big fan of David Letterman's stunts wherein he would drop stuff off buildings.

....the college still has that contract. I just PM'd the details to Carnivore.

when they test out plans they throw frozen geese at the engines from what i remember.

check out my sig!!

whynot_31 wrote: I think like most of us, he likes animals but know they do not have same rights as people. As most of us agree, some of them are also quite yummy.

This.

Danny Hellman wrote: [quote=whynot_31]
I think like most of us, he likes animals but knows they do not have same rights as people.

People are animals.

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Do we really have to go through this again?

The graph above depicts what is known as a "subset".

....clearly we are going to have to go out to dinner again.

You and me, Stacey! Would just need 10 more friends!

when is this happening

jeffrey wrote: when is this happening

No date has been set yet.

....I'm thinking August.

It will take people at least two weeks to decide where to go.

Let's discuss where we want to go, and when on this thread, then create a global thread entitled "Danny's Hellman's Dinner" once we get our acts together.

:twisted:

I'll be away next week, so I trust I am leaving this issue in capable hands.

Wildlife Management at Prospect Park

Prospect Park Alliance
4:06 PM

Dear Friends of Prospect Park:
The recent culling of Canada Geese in Prospect Park is disturbing to many people, including staff at the Park. That people care so passionately about the Park and its natural environment and speak out in its defense is truly wonderful and very welcomed.

The Canada Geese were removed from the Park late last week and euthanized as part of a joint U.S. Department of Agriculture, Port Authority and City of New York program to reduce the geese population near the flight paths of area airports. Prospect Park is one of a number of parks and locations chosen by the City of New York to be included in this program.

Prospect Park is a public, New York City park and is administered in accordance with City, State and Federal regulations and policies. However many Park users have contacted us in recent days about what can be done in the future to avoid this situation.

The staff at Prospect Park, both the Alliance and the Parks Department, recognize that we are the stewards of this amazing greenspace and public resource. Over the years we have undertaken extensive restoration of the Park's natural areas and watercourse to provide wildlife with hundreds of acres of healthy habitat. We have a wonderful natural resources crew who work year round to keep the habitat healthy and a staff of naturalists at our Audubon Center who educate thousands of young people annually about the importance of wildlife.

To provide the best ongoing ecological care of our habitat, the Park will be forming a wildlife management taskforce comprised of experts in the field. This will strengthen the Alliance and Parks Department's commitment to safeguarding both nature and people.

Prospect Park is one of many City, State and Federally managed parks in the metropolitan area and holistic stewardship of the regional ecology is important. Prospect Park is our park - thankfully many of you consider it your park - and with your help, we can continue to work together to ensure Prospect Park remains healthy and beautiful.

Sincerely yours,
Tupper Thomas
Prospect Park Administrator/Prospect Park Alliance President

www.prospectpark.org

it's not you. As far as I can tell the message says absolutely nothing.