What is a lethal roundup?
In some communities, Canada geese are rounded up and killed because people find them to be a nuisance, particularly when droppings accumulate on turf. This is wrong. It is not ethical to kill wild birds merely because their mess bothers us or we find them a nuisance. And, it’s not necessary to kill geese to resolve conflicts. Most roundups occur during the birds’ annual molt when they are growing new flight feathers and can’t fly—from mid-June through July. Canada geese congregate where they find food and safety from predators to molt. Once they gather together and can’t fly away, they are readily caught. Young birds will not have developed the ability to fly yet and are easily gathered in roundups as well. Trappers set up portable pens and simply herd geese inside. Then geese are picked up one or two at a time and carried to a gas chamber or a crate.
