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After public outcry, Bayonne council rebukes administration and bans future city‑authorized lethal culls of geese
Summary
Following emotional public testimony about a recent USDA-led cull, the Bayonne City Council adopted a resolution rebuking the administration for allowing lethal geese removals and directed that any future culling require council approval; the resolution exempts small private pest-control actions.
Bayonne residents confronted the council on July 16 over the recent lethal removal of geese in city parks and the council responded by adopting a resolution that rebukes the administration and restricts future agency-authorized culls.
Darlene DeNaga, who identified herself as a local resident and animal-advocacy speaker, told the council she had heard recorded sounds and described the animals’ deaths as "morally wrong." Several other residents pressed for answers about who authorized the USDA to carry out culling operations and whether nonlethal…
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