Davey Boy 2.0 Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 FRANKLIN, N.J. (AP) — The black carcasses of dead starlings still pepper the snowy roads and lawns of central New Jersey's rural Griggstown community three days after federal officials used a pesticide to kill as many as 5,000 of the birds.Many residents Monday were still getting over their shock from the sudden spate of deaths. Some were unaware that the deaths resulted from an intentional culling and that the pesticide used was harmless to people and pets."It was raining birds," said Franklin Township Mayor Brian Levine. "It got people a little anxious."The U.S. Department of Agriculture called local police last week and the Somerset County Health Department to warn them that a culling program was under way, but there was no notice that dead birds could fall from the sky, Levine said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Very Findley-esque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaggyBalls Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Harmless to people and pets?riiiight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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