25 January 2019

Update on Ridgeland, Wisconsin Chicken Toss

Dear Friends,

We’re delighted that so many of you have responded to Wednesday’s Alert urging a polite call to three Dunn County, Wisconsin officials asking them to use their influence to stop the Ridgeland “chicken toss” in February.

Today’s Alert includes email addresses for these three Dunn County officials, plus links to our letter to District Attorney Andrea Nodolf, and very importantly, to the letters from University of California Emeritus Professor of Veterinary Medicine Nedim Buyukmihci, VMD in which Dr. Buyukmihci explains to the District Attorney and the County Supervisor why the chicken toss is inhumane and needs to be eliminated.

We understand that the offices are telling some callers that they’re not responsible for the chicken toss; however, these offices represent the county, including the village of Ridgeland. My conversation with County Supervisor Brian Johnson this week was cordial. While he did not say outright that he dislikes the chicken toss, he did not appear to support it either. He said it’s a sensitive “political” issue for those involved.

Whether we leave phone messages, send an email, or write a letter, we must always be courteous and keep the focus on the chickens, compassionate treatment, and humane education.

Thank you!

Karen Davis
President

 

— UPC Letter to Dunn County District Attorney, Jan. 25, 2019

— Letter from Nedim C. Buyukmihci, VMD to Dunn County Board Supervisor

— Letter from Nedim C. Buyukmihci, VMD to Dunn County District Attorney

 

Dunn County Officials