Fifteen years ago, a prison in Santa Catarina, Brazil, replaced its guard dogs with geese. It's unclear why this prison chose to be the only one in the country using geese, but it appears to be ...

A prison has found a cheaper, more reliable, and meaner guard to replace their dogs: geese. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 02:35:23 GMT (1750041323876) Story Infinite Scroll ...

From 1959 to 2012, a gaggle of guard geese known as the 'Scotch Watch' patrolled 14 acres of warehouses housing Scottish whisky in Dumbuck, Scotland, under the rule of a head goose named 'Mr ...

SÃO PEDRO DE ALCÂNTARA, Brazil—A prison in southern Brazil has come up with a novel way to bolster security: replacing guard dogs with geese. A squadron of nine silky-feathered birds—the ...

Sorry dog-lovers, but a prison in Brazil has upgraded its security measures. Once patrolled by guard dogs, the grounds are now protected by a more intimidating option — geese. My apolo-geese ...

Dogs do have an advantage over geese because they can be trained for multiple purposes, says Ambrose Contreras, a canine trainer in the 341st Training Squadron of the Air Force, the group of the U ...

The Brazilian prison has switched up its security system by using geese instead of guard dogs. Since December 20, a group of geese have been waddling around the perimeter of Sao Pedro de Alcantara ...

In 1986, the U.S. military realized the potential for guard geese at its European Air Defense installations and placed 900 of the birds at locations across Europe.

Even Hardened Convicts Are No Match for These Guard Geese Dogs napped too much and were susceptible to bribes, so the warden of a Brazilian prison turned to feathered allies to prevent escapes ...