July 31st 2008
Martin Lawrence Has A Goose Problem Down On The Farm
Filed under: animals — michael @ 3:37 pm
Much to our surprise, Martin Lawrence has a farm down in Virginia (or up, depending on where you’re reading this) with several different types of animals calling it home. One type in particular, a gaggle of geese, is driving the comedian crazy with their numbers and he’s trying desperately to figure out a way to deal with the situation.
According to TMZ, a neighbor is saying that one solution involves a gun — but as Lawrence’s publicist tells it, the full story may be a bit more “humane”. She issued the following statement:
“The Lawrence’s private family farm is populated with many different animals. It is not uncommon to secure an off season hunting license in rural areas and is quite common for the oiling of eggs. A hunting license has been applied for by the property manager; at the same time, Martin has actively been exploring all possible humane ways to handle the overpopulation issue, while intending to do everything possible to preserve the animal habitat in which they reside. There are many different enterprises in rural VA that make their living assisting property owners on how to handle and manage migratory geese. It is unfortunate that a neighbor who has never met Martin or discussed the matter with him, would make this issue public without know all of the facts or the Lawrence family’s intentions.”
We’ll see where this one goes…
celebs do pay the price for their fame
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The farm is beautiful and loaded with wild life. I used to hunt this property before Martin Lawrence purchased it.
The are is over run with ” Resident” geese. You can run them off but they always return. The feces they leave behind ruins the water for the fish and upsets the balance. The animal lovers can whine all they want but unitl they purchase a property like this and see the damage these animals cause they will not understand. The lake is a tremendous fishery and all the goose poop really messed it up. It’s managed by a well respected retired sherrif and it’s well cared for. This is an awesome place to hunt and fish and Martin should be proud of the way it’s taken care of. People should mind their own business. There are a ton of hunters in the area that hunt geese,deer, and turkey. They would be lucky to get a permission slip to hunt this farm. I miss it alot !!!