The shocking discovery of the smooshed and mangled bodies of a mother goose and her six tiny goslings on a Kansas street has ignited local residents who believe the mysterious mass deaths were no accident — and possibly a violation of federal law.
“It was just a massacre of goslings in the street,” Wichita resident Cylie Gillespie told KAKE after she came across the grisly scene Monday morning that left her physically ill.
The family of Canada geese was likely struck by a car and Gillespie believes a cruel driver deliberately ran them over.
“There was seven of them in a row. There was one hit, one hit, one hit, one hit, like it was over, a good amount of space,” she said. “It didn’t look like they hit one, and then, you know, swerved to miss the rest of them. They hit one, and then continued to hit the remainder of the flock.”
It looked like the car made no effort to avoid the geese, Gillespie added.
“If you hit one, whatever, I guess accidents happen,” she told the local news station. “But to me, it was deliberate due to the fact of how they were all lined up.”
The Wichita local is one of several residents who look forward to this time of year when the geese make a stop in town as they migrate south, she said.
But what she saw Monday, caused her to have an overwhelming physical response.
“I threw up a little bit. I cried, I needed a hug,” Gillespie said. “I was hurt, I was upset, I was very angry.”
“I was just disgusted with humanity,” she added.
Canada geese are federally protected, thanks to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, according to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. Without a permit, it’s a crime to intentionally harm or kill the animal.
Gillespie hopes police get involved to find and arrest the waterfowl killer.
“It’s just sickening,” she said. “I’m at a loss for words. I want action. I want something to be done,” she told KAKE.
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