goose movement gains steam

the city of madison is still planning to kill 80-100 geese in warner park, but not without some vocal opposition  from residents.

now alderperson satya rhodes-conway has stepped up to the cause. she sent a letter (pdf file) to the parks commission, imploring them to reconsider their rash decision - this time, with input from the community:

"it is clear to me that our constituents, the people I represent on the City Council and that you represent on the Board of Parks Commissioners, are angry and upset, both about your decision and the manner in which it was made. I feel you owe it to the public to reopen the discussion in a public forum."

what's good for the city of madison

is not good for the gander in this case. park officials recently decided to kill 80-100 geese in warner park in an effort to prevent a miracle on the hudson situation at the airport.

the "dispatching" of the resident geese is scheduled to happen this summer when the birds are molting and flightless. check out the official info here (pdf file).

opponents call the decision rash, claiming the parks department is mismanaging the issue. some say that the department needs to find creative solutions to deal with the threat of bird strikes.

killing animals is never a solution. whether feline or fowl, we believe in building a no kill community. if you agree, add your name to the petition or contact your local representatives to tell them how you feel.

dog park doo-good

with the snow disappearing, the remnants of a winter's worth of digestive evidence is giving spring a not-so-fresh smell. this year's dog park cleanup is set for march 27th when an army of dog-owners will bring out their best scoopers and get down to business.

i hope these two weren't invited. those dog parks are pretty big and you can only imagine the damage they could do with all that poo.

mud slinging in madtown

looks like spring fever hit a couple of madison women a little hard this year.

"when [police] arrived on scene, the women had shoveled up multiple piles of feces, flung them on each other's property, smeared them across each other's car windshields, and chucked them on each other's clothes."

the shovel fighting is the best part. even professor punch, the well-loved willy st. corgi, is intrigued by the idea of grown women facing off with pooper scoopers.