Denver to Control Growing Geese Population by Killing and Donating Them as Meat to ‘Needy Families’

The city of Denver this month began to round up and kill geese to give as meat to families in need, in a bid to solve its geese population problem.

Geese walking in Towne Lake Park in McKinney, Texas on Nov. 27, 2015. Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP

The city of Denver this month began to round up and kill geese to give as meat to families in need, in a bid to solve its geese population problem, according to official documents.

According to a goose management program released in June by Denver Parks and Recreation, the plans were introduced due to an increasing population of geese in the area.