A shocking 39 year old USFWS report, documenting how the hunting agency introduced and bred NJ's resident Canadian geese, has been uncovered by the 'One Voice for Wildlife' campaign.
Stuart Chaifetz, who is making an unprecedented bid for a seat on the NJ Fish and Game Council, will be making this information public at the USFWS hearing on resident geese to be held this Wednesday, Feb 9, in Parsippany at the Holiday Inn, 707 Route 46 East. The meeting begins at 7 p.m.
"The issue of resident geese in NJ goes to the heart of why we need non-hunter representation in our hunting agencies," states Chaifetz. "The hunting agencies, as the creators of our resident geese, are the genesis of all the negative interactions people have with these animals. Yet they have convinced the public that the only way to solve these problems is with hunting, the very thing they profit from. They have played games and fooled the public for 40 years. Now, in the year 2000, we must begin the fight to take back our state."
The following are some critical points from the USFWS report titled: "Supplement To Narrative Report, Brigantine National Wildlife Refuge"
Those who want to be able to hunt geese for their own pleasure have foisted upon the public a false, negative impression about geese. This has been done to garner public support for goose hunting. The bitter irony is that geese have done nothing wrong but survive the management of our hunting agencies. They did not ask to be bred. They never chose to become resident. This was a decision that was made for them.
"We must, if we are to be the good people we strive to be, deal with these animals honorably, and with compassion," states Chaifetz. "To do otherwise is to add shame to the cruel and moronic practices that our hunting agencies have lain upon these animals."