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19 February 2020

Ridgeland Chicken Toss: Animal Rights Witnesses & Rescuers Report

The Ridgeland, Wisconsin "chicken toss" took place Saturday, February 15th. The
animal rights group Milwaukee Animal Save documented the event. For photos and
information, see Milwaukee Animal Save. Scroll further down their Facebook page
for videos of the chicken toss and the greased pigs wrestling contest and
coverage by Fox21 Local News.

We are so grateful for the work of Milwaukee Animal Save, Farm Bird Sanctuary,
and for these two photos of this year's event by Unparalleled Suffering.

Activist and rescuer Amy Leinan of Minnesota-based Rooster Redemption posted her
observations of the day:

The panicked looking chickens in the arms of a group of cruel humans who said
they were taking them home to kill them. The chickens in the arms of people
who laughed and said that chickens are food. Three chickens held by their
feet, being paraded down the street by people who swore they'd turn them over
to us after the event who had no intention of giving us the chickens and
laughed when activists came to them afterwards.

The chicken that a boy tried to get money from us for . . . but his smirk
indicated he was just tormenting the activists as he kept walking by even
after we explained we don't buy animals but could give the chicken a safe
beautiful life if "donated." The tiny rooster, held firmly by a huge guy in a
bear coat who allowed us to pet him but wouldn't surrender him, as he said
this rooster would be going to a farm.

A rooster who had scaly leg mites, frostbite and a tumor on his wattle who
didn't get turned over to us and will not be considered "worthy" of vet care
by the woman with a backyard flock. The frostbitten rooster who was terrified
and panting in the arms of a person who didn't care that he had frostbite,
saying he's a farm animal and can handle being outside in all weather, not
caring when we explained that chickens are descendants of tropical birds and
should live in temps above 50 degrees.

The rooster a boy surrendered with a happy heart, whose mother got mad and
demanded the rooster be given back...and the boy cried when the rooster was
returned. The three roosters I tried to calm who struggled in the callous arms
of three friends, young boys (12- year-old self-proclaimed farmers who need to
raise animals for their livelihood, they said).

Dunn County Sheriff Kevin Bygd reportedly called United Poultry Concerns a
"terrorist organization" in this exchange with a member of Milwaukee Animal
Save:

Basically what happened was he asked which group I was representing and I told
him Milwaukee Animal Save. He said, "Are you a part of that UPC group?" And I
said no, so he's like, "They're a terrorist organization. And they have a
PETITION that sends us a robo-email every time someone signs the petition. I've
gotten 3-4000 of them and I have it set up where they all go to spam. Getting
those honestly makes me want to get up on the building and throw chickens off
myself."

On January 31, Karen Davis, President of United Poultry Concerns, submitted the
following Letter to the Editor of the Dunn County News. It was rejected because
"We reserve the letters to the editor portion of the newspaper for letters
written by local community members."

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January 31, 2020

Letters to the Editor
Dunn County News
Dunn County, WI 54751
Via email: [email protected]

Dear Editor:

On behalf of United Poultry Concerns, I respectfully urge the citizens of
Ridgeland to cancel the annual "chicken fly" this year. Many people have begged
Dunn County for years to put an end to this cruel entertainment.

If citizens want to find new homes for their chickens or give new homes to
chickens, they can do a peaceable exchange in a warm interior without abusing
the birds, many of whom are already sick and frostbitten and in need of
immediate veterinary care, as was visually documented last year by rescuers.

If citizens want to throw things from a roof for entertainment, why not throw
small household items, clothing, toys and other things for people to capture
from the ground? The point is to stop mistreating the birds and create
interesting ways to have fun that do not involve animal abuse. The chicken
drop/toss/fly is animal abuse, pure and simple.

Thank you for your consideration for these birds. We urge that chickens and all
creatures be treated with compassion and respect for their feelings and fears.
We hope for good news this year.

Sincerely,

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Karen Davis, President
United Poultry Concerns
12325 Seaside Road, PO Box 150
Machipongo, VA 23405
Office: 757-678-7875
Email: [email protected]



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Milwaukee Animal Save
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Farm Bird Sanctuary
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Unparalleled Suffering
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Rooster Redemption
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PETITION: End Criminal “Chicken Toss”
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