This Village Is Mourning The Death Of A Beloved Goose Killed In A Suspected Drive-By Shooting
A shrine has been set up in a phone box and schoolchildren have been paying tribute to “Goose”.
Residents of Sandon in Hertfordshire have been left devastated after the village's beloved goose was shot in the head and killed.
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The goose, who had lived in the village for 11 years, was shot on the Rushden Road pond on Sunday afternoon in a seemingly random attack.
A man is reported to have leaned out of a 4×4 and shot the goose, the Daily Mail said.
While the goose sometimes became aggressive during the mating season in February and March, he retained a special place in the hearts of the people of Sandon.
Villagers said he could often be seen chaperoning young ducklings across the road and would also scare away foxes.
"It's really shocking. A lot of the villagers are feeling very sad – even though he was cursed as sometimes you couldn't post a letter without a stick," resident Gay Ayton told the Hertfordshire Mercury.
"It's spineless and so irritating. We've always had a goose. He is very protective of the ducklings.
"The villagers are very sad as well as angry and sickened."
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