WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE - REST.Byline: Lisa Van Proyen Daily News Staff Writer Animal control officers are trying to mother a goose back to good health after a motorist plucked the wandering web-footed fowl from the freeway, authorities said. The 20-pound bird was found Thursday waddling along the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. near the Vista Valencia golf course, which draws migrating Canada geese - not to mention errant golf balls - to its waterways, said Lt. Steve Dolan of the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. sheriff's station. An unidentified motorist stuck his neck out to pluck the bird from the busy freeway. The motorist, late for work but kind-hearted, rescued the disoriented dis·o·ri·ent tr.v. dis·o·ri·ent·ed, dis·o·ri·ent·ing, dis·o·ri·ents To cause (a person, for example) to experience disorientation. Adj. 1. honking bird from the confusion of heavy traffic and rushed it to the Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's station hoping someone there would take a gander Gander, town (1991 pop. 10,339), NE Newfoundland, N.L., Canada. Gander's airport, an important base in World War II, is a hub for international flights; it also attracts many refugees. It was the site of a Dec. . Deputies kept the bird in an interview room, giving it water until Los Angeles County animal control officers arrived. A veterinarian veterinarian /vet·er·i·nar·i·an/ (vet?er-i-nar´e-an) a person trained and authorized to practice veterinary medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine. vet·er·i·nar·i·an n. checked the bird Thursday and found that it was sick, but couldn't immediately determine the problem. The goose will remain at the shelter for a few days while workers try to nurse it back to health. Desk officer Michael Shedd wasn't sure if the goose had been among the Canadian golf course gaggle. ``I couldn't tell by its accent,'' he said. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (ran in SAC, SIMI SIMI Sea Ice Mechanics Initiative SIMI Search for Intelligent Monkeys on the Internet SIMI Students Islamic Movement in India SIMI Society of Irish Motor Industry SIMI Smallholder Irrigation Markets Initiative and CONEJO editions only--color in SAC only) Demetrius Cosby, kennel aide for L.A. County, holds up a Canada goose plucked off the freeway. John Lazar/Special to the Daily News |
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