10Listens: Some residents upset after Lake Tansi property owners association decides to euthanize geese [Video]

LAKE TANSI, Tenn. — A group of people in the Lake Tansi community are raising concerns after they said a property owner’s association there decided to start removing and euthanizing Canadian geese. The association said they needed to euthanize the geese to protect the lake and the homeowners there.

It said it reached out to the U.S. Department of Agriculture to remove the geese and euthanize them. The department said it had to euthanize them, and only relocating them was not an option to get rid of geese.

“Relocation is not an option for several reasons — outside of the molt, geese fly and studies have shown they often return. Additionally, relocating geese and other wildlife is not recommended due to the potential for disease transmission,” the department said.

During a meeting with the association, Gail Kunish said she raised her hand to …