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Originally Posted by Taz
Did your first post say the geese were killed? I believe you said they were seriously harassed. And the dogs on a golf course are not just barking they are chasing them until they fly away. How is a golf course owner using dogs for this purpose any different?
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The guy was plowing through the flock including babies. My neighbor also saw it and commented that they were hit. Killed? I don't know. They certainly could have been. If I walked up to a baby goose, picked it up and drop kicked it away and it managed to survive, would that make what I did OK? I don't think so.
It is clear (legally) that you CAN make it uncomfortable for the geese to be in an area with visual and audio harassment. I'm fine with that. The geese ARE a nuisance and they are not being killed by these techniques. The dogs seem to be doing the same thing although siccing the dogs on a flock with babies that cannot flee would seem cruel. Probably illegal.
It's a matter of degree and this guy crossed the line, significantly.