Goose needed in Southern New Mexico

[grannyh]

I've posted in a NM thread and thought I should post here also. There don't seem to be many people raising geese close by. I need a goose for my gander. He lost his mate recently and is very lonely! Any out there?

 

[HeritageGoose13]

I don't know of any nearby, but I always encourage people to check their local parks. Chances are there are domestic geese that have been dumped there and need a good home.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I don't know of any nearby, but I always encourage people to check their local parks. Chances are there are domestic geese that have been dumped there and need a good home.

They may need permission to remove them, but that is a great idea also rescues in the area.

 

[HeritageGoose13]

They may need permission to remove them, but that is a great idea also rescues in the area.

Well I don't know if you remember but a while back there was a thread about some ducks at a park I was trying to help, and it turns out that you do not need permission in 99% of situations. If they are dumped, they are classified as stray animals, just like a stray dog or cat so you don't need permission- that's a myth. Problem is people sometimes pester you because they don't understand the difference between wild or domestics, but legally, it is perfectly fine to take home a dumped goose.

 

[grannyh]

Thank you both! I'm not even aware of a park with pond around here, but I will check. Thanks again!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Well I don't know if you remember but a while back there was a thread about some ducks at a park I was trying to help, and it turns out that you do not need permission in 99% of situations. If they are dumped, they are classified as stray animals, just like a stray dog or cat so you don't need permission- that's a myth. Problem is people sometimes pester you because they don't understand the difference between wild or domestics, but legally, it is perfectly fine to take home a dumped goose.

What became of that situation? I know one member on here said at this one lake in her city once an animal is dumped it becomes property of the city.

 

[Miss Lydia]

What about a young gander? https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/989140/5-6-week-old-toulouse-gander-in-new-mexico#post_15375459

 

[HeritageGoose13]

What became of that situation? I know one member on here said at this one lake in her city once an animal is dumped it becomes property of the city.

Someone just rescued one of the geese today but the rest are still there (I'm working on it). She called to get permission (she didn't believe me when I said she didn't need it haha) and was explicity told that the city/park does NOT own them because people had just dumped them there. People are free to take them.

I think sometimes ignorant authority figures overstep their boundaries for one of two reasons. They either can't tell the difference between wild and domestic fowl, or they know that feeding the birds bread is an attraction and they want to intimidate people so that attraction can stay. I know there was a huge uproar when a park began fining people for feeding wild geese. I saw it on the news channel on TV- some local politicians became popular by opposing the fine.

The ducks/geese would only belong to the park if the park had purchased them and placed them there themselves, which I have never heard of happening. Some parks buy swans but even that is rare.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Someone just rescued one of the geese today but the rest are still there (I'm working on it). She called to get permission (she didn't believe me when I said she didn't need it haha) and was explicity told that the city/park does NOT own them because people had just dumped them there. People are free to take them.

I think sometimes ignorant authority figures overstep their boundaries for one of two reasons. They either can't tell the difference between wild and domestic fowl, or they know that feeding the birds bread is an attraction and they want to intimidate people so that attraction can stay. I know there was a huge uproar when a park began fining people for feeding wild geese. I saw it on the news channel on TV- some local politicians became popular by opposing the fine.

The ducks/geese would only belong to the park if the park had purchased them and placed them there themselves, which I have never heard of happening. Some parks buy swans but even that is rare.

That is great one has been rescued I hope more come to get these geese, they deserve so much more than they have been given. Bless you for trying.