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🦫 URGENT: Beaver Dams on Starkweather Creek Threatened According to information shared by Friends of Starkweather Creek,...
10/09/2026

🦫 URGENT: Beaver Dams on Starkweather Creek Threatened

According to information shared by Friends of Starkweather Creek, the City of Madison Engineering Division is planning to destroy two beaver dams on Starkweather Creek.

It is not yet clear whether the beavers themselves will be relocated or what will happen to them when their dams are destroyed.

Alliance for Animals is deeply concerned about the welfare of these animals, particularly with winter approaching.

Beavers are important members of our ecosystems. Their dams create wetlands, support biodiversity, and provide habitat for birds, amphibians, fish, and other wildlife.

Destroying their dams could disrupt the habitat these animals have worked to establish and potentially threaten their survival.

We urge the City of Madison to halt the planned dam destruction until humane, nonlethal alternatives have been fully explored.

We are also asking the city to clarify its plans, including what will happen to the beavers and whether qualified wildlife experts have been consulted.

PLEASE TAKE ACTION!

Contact the City of Madison Engineering Division and respectfully ask officials to:

Halt the planned destruction of the two beaver dams.

Explore humane, nonlethal alternatives that allow the beavers to remain in their habitat.

Explain what will happen to the beavers if their dams are destroyed.

Make the city's plans and timeline public.

City of Madison Engineering Division

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 608-266-4751

Please keep your messages courteous and direct.

These beavers and their habitat deserve protection.

Thank you to Friends of Starkweather Creek for bringing this situation to public attention.

Alliance for Animals

09/26/2026

Don’t forget to stop by our table at Madison Vegan Fest tomorrow!

Come see us at Madison Vegan Fest ! This year, we’ll mainly be talking about our campaign to protect Madison’s Canada ge...
09/20/2026

Come see us at Madison Vegan Fest !

This year, we’ll mainly be talking about our campaign to protect Madison’s Canada geese—and we’ll also have something very special at our table.

Artist and longtime AFA supporter and former board member, Marina Drake Art has generously donated an original framed 8" x 10" pastel of a Canada goose family to help us raise money for the campaign.

Funds raised will help us pay for yard signs, postcards, bus advertising, and other public outreach as we work to let Madison residents know what’s happening to our geese and advocate for humane solutions.

Marina will also be at Madison Vegan Fest with her own table and artwork, so be sure to visit her, too!

Come find us at Vegan Fest, see (and bid on!) the painting, and help us speak up for Madison’s geese. 🪿❤️

Here's an email to the parks dept. of Madison from one of our more creative supporters (because they killed 113 geese th...
06/29/2026

Here's an email to the parks dept. of Madison from one of our more creative supporters (because they killed 113 geese this year WITH TAX PAYER MONEY.).. and if you, too, want to contact them, here you go:

Contact the parks department here:
📞 Madison Parks Department: (608) 266-4711
🌐 https://www.cityofmadison.com/parks
📱 Facebook / Instagram / X:


And if you aren't feeling as creative as this supporter, you could simply write something like...

"I'm saddened and disappointed that 113 Canada geese were killed in Madison parks. I hope the City with a reputation of being progressive will pursue humane, non-lethal approaches to managing wildlife in the future."

We are heartbroken.The City of Madison has announced that 113 Canada geese were killed in city parks.James Madison Park ...
06/26/2026

We are heartbroken.

The City of Madison has announced that 113 Canada geese were killed in city parks.

James Madison Park – 57
Vilas Park – 42
Brittingham Park – 14

Thank you again to those of you who already called and asked them not to.

These were living, feeling animals who had made our parks their home.

If you are disappointed , disgusted by this decision, please consider taking just a few minutes today to respectfully let the Madison Parks Department know.

Please keep your message calm and courteous. Polite voices are often the hardest to dismiss.

📞 Madison Parks Department: (608) 266-4711

🌐 https://www.cityofmadison.com/parks

📱 Facebook / Instagram / X:


A simple message such as:

"I'm saddened and disappointed that 113 Canada geese were killed in Madison parks. I hope the City with a reputation of being progressive will pursue humane, non-lethal approaches to managing wildlife in the future."

Thank you for speaking up for our wild neighbors.

Time is running short for Madison's geese.If you have been thinking about making a call, please do it soon.There is a mi...
06/16/2026

Time is running short for Madison's geese.

If you have been thinking about making a call, please do it soon.

There is a misconception that killing geese is the only way to manage conflicts between people and wildlife. It isn't.

Communities across the country have successfully used humane, nonlethal approaches such as habitat modification, egg addling, public education, and other long-term strategies to reduce conflicts without killing healthy animals.

Madison has expanded some nonlethal methods over the years, but lethal removal remains part of the plan. The time when these decisions are typically made is approaching quickly.
If you would like to see Madison move toward fully humane goose management, please respectfully contact the Madison Parks

Department and ask them not to kill the geese this year.
📞 Madison Parks Department: (608) 266-4711
🌐 https://www.cityofmadison.com/parks
📱 Facebook / Instagram / X:

Public pressure truly matters. A few minutes of your time could help save lives.

Please call if you can, and please share this post to help raise awareness. 💛🪿

BREAKING: Ridglan Farms is closing. Supporters - As you know, for years, decades, countless advocates, rescuers, attorne...
06/15/2026

BREAKING: Ridglan Farms is closing. Supporters - As you know, for years, decades, countless advocates, rescuers, attorneys, organizations, donors, and regular people refused to look away.

Today, there is extraordinary news: Ridglan Farms is closing.

Hundreds of beagles still need safe places to land, and there is more work ahead as the remaining dogs transition to rescue organizations and loving homes. But for the first time (including in May when they released the first 1,500 dogs) in a very long time, there is real reason to celebrate.

Change like this doesn't happen because of one person. It happens because people keep showing up. They write letters. They protest. They volunteer. They donate. They educate others. They refuse to accept that suffering is simply "the way things are."

I have followed this issue closely for years, and today I am thinking especially of the dogs whose lives will now look very different than they otherwise would have.

To everyone who played a role—large or small—in bringing us to this moment: thank you.

And to the beagles leaving Ridglan Farms behind, may your future hold soft beds, long walks, kind hands, and the chance to be dogs.

Today, we celebrate.

Tomorrow, we keep going.

Make a few calls and you could help the geese.There’s a misconception by many that killing geese is the only way to mana...
05/29/2026

Make a few calls and you could help the geese.

There’s a misconception by many that killing geese is the only way to manage conflicts between people and wildlife.

It isn’t.

Communities across the country have successfully used humane, nonlethal approaches such as habitat modification, egg addling, public education, and other long-term strategies to reduce conflicts without killing healthy animals.

Madison has expanded some nonlethal methods over the years, but lethal removal remains part of the plan.

If you would like to see Madison move toward fully humane goose management, please respectfully contact the Madison Parks Department and ask them not to kill the geese this year.

Phone: (608) 266-4711

Website:
https://www.cityofmadison.com/parks

Facebook / Instagram / X:


Public pressure truly matters. Please contact them and share to help raise awareness. 💛

We rarely use , but this is urgent and timely. It appears that Ridglan Farms may be in the process of selling off the re...
05/20/2026

We rarely use , but this is urgent and timely. It appears that Ridglan Farms may be in the process of selling off the remaining 500 beagles to laboratories instead of allowing them the chance to finally go to loving homes.

Please take about 15 minutes to help speak up for these dogs. Their lives depend on people being willing to say something now.

This simple tool can be used to send emails to potential buyers asking them to choose compassion and not purchase these beagles: https://stopridglan.netlify.app/

05/19/2026

A few years ago, Alliance for Animals spoke with Fox 47 about Madison’s goose management policies and the need for humane, nonlethal alternatives.

Unfortunately, this issue is still not resolved today.

While some nonlethal methods have expanded over the years, lethal removal remains part of a management plan that is now more than a decade old.

We believe Madison can do better for the geese who live in our parks and waterways.

Please help us encourage compassionate, nonlethal solutions.

Learn more at:
allanimals.org

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Madison, WI
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