COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – Two geese that spent months roaming Creek Meadows are now living on a rural property after their removal this month by College Station Animal Control drew an emotional plea from a child.
Mark Gorzycki contacted KBTX’s Rusty Surette on Oct. 20 on behalf of his son, Noah, and other neighbors. Gorzycki said Animal Control removed two geese that had been in the area since late spring after what he was told was an anonymous complaint.
Two geese removed from Creek Meadows in College Station on Oct. 20 after an aggression complaint have been adopted together to a rural property, city officials say, following an emotional appeal from a neighborhood child who considered them pets.(Submitted to Rusty Surette)
Gorzycki described the geese as “beyond uncharacteristically friendly,” saying many neighbors fed and engaged with them. He said his son named a dozen ducks and geese that would approach him, including two geese he named Goose and Maverick, which he said would let him pick them up.
Gorzycki said the birds became a source of comfort for his son after several losses — friends moving away this summer, followed within two weeks by the deaths of his grandfather and mother.
“Their removal is not terribly different from the loss of a more traditional family pet,” Gorzycki wrote.
Noah Gorzycki wrote this handwritten letter asking for help after Animal Control removed two geese he named Goose and Maverick from the Creek Meadows neighborhood in College Station.(Submitted by Mark Gorzycki)
In response to an inquiry from KBTX on Monday, Oct. 26, City Spokesman Colin Killian said the removal followed a resident complaint that the geese were behaving aggressively, particularly around children.
“An animal control officer responded, and one of the geese attempted to charge the ACO each time the officer’s back was turned,” Killian wrote. “The offending goose was removed, and its partner was also removed so it would not be left alone.”
“The geese were transported to the Aggieland Humane Society after a local rehabber advised they couldn’t take them. A veterinarian checked the geese and determined they were healthy and uninjured. They have since been adopted together and are enjoying life on a rural property,” said Killian.
Two geese removed from Creek Meadows in College Station on Oct. 20 after an aggression complaint have been adopted together to a rural property, city officials say, following an emotional appeal from a neighborhood child who considered them pets.(Submitted to Rusty Surette)
Texas has no specific state law governing wild geese roaming through residential neighborhoods, as local and federal authorities regulate general fowl and wildlife.
According to the city’s website, College Station Animal Control will not intervene or capture wild geese roaming neighborhood streets, parks, or yards unless the bird is visibly sick, severely injured, or poses an immediate physical public hazard.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION: Call College Station Animal Control at 979.764.3600 to report any animal bites, including from wildlife. The city says to avoid direct contact with wildlife at all times. For trapping and removal of nuisance wildlife, please contact a professional pest control service.
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