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Man Filmed Taking Geese From Palermo Lake, Putting Them in Private Pool

Police opened an inquiry after the viral footage, with the getaway car already identified.

Overview

  • Video shows a young man luring two geese with bread, grabbing them by the neck and loading them into a car on Avenida Sarmiento in Buenos Aires.
  • A second clip shows the birds in a home swimming pool with chlorinated water, a setting reports warn can cause skin irritation, paw lesions and gastrointestinal problems.
  • The sequence was recorded by an accompanying friend and circulated on social networks, with national coverage including C5N broadcasting the images.
  • Animal advocates and residents condemned the episode as theft and cruelty and called for action by city animal-protection units and the justice system.
  • TN reports that police acted ex officio after the videos spread and identified the vehicle, while the suspect and the geese have not been publicly confirmed as located.