Stop the "Chicken Toss" and Other Animal Abuse at Ridgeland, Wisconsin Pioneer Day

[United Poultry Concerns]

United Poultry Concerns
15 February 2026

Stop the "Chicken Toss" and Other Animal Abuse at Ridgeland, Wisconsin Pioneer Day

United Poultry Concerns is once again joining concerned citizens everywhere in politely urging the village of Ridgeland in Dunn County, Wisconsin to cancel the "Chicken Toss" taking place on February 21, 2026. Many people have begged Dunn County for years to put an end to this cruel entertainment. The schedule of animal abuse this year includes a "Free Chicken Fly," a "Greased Pig Contest," and a "Horse Drawn Parade."

The chicken toss consists of throwing many chickens, one or two at a time, up in the air from a roof. Crowds scramble to grab the birds as they fall to the ground. The chickens huddle together, freezing and fearful, in crates and bags waiting to be thrown by participants who consider this activity fun.

There is no similarity between a chicken being pulled from a container and thrown roughly up in the air from a roof in the midst of a screaming mob, and a chicken fluttering voluntarily to the ground from a perch in a quiet place.

Watch Pioneer Days Insanity & Barbarity In Ridgeland, Wisconsin by Unparalleled Suffering:

What Can I Do?
Please call these Dunn County officials, and politely urge them to prohibit the "chicken toss" this year. Whether you reach a live person or a recording, leave a brief, clear, and respectful message expressing your concern for the chickens: their fear and possible injury and the frigid weather.

Kevin Bygd
Dunn County Sheriff's Office
615 Stokke Parkway
Menomonie, WI 54751
715-232-1564

kb...@co.dunn.wi.us

 
Andrea Nodolf
Dunn County District Attorney's Office
615 Stokke Parkway, Suite 1700
Menomonie, WI 54751
715-232-1687
Andrea...@da.wi.gov
 
Tim Lauffer
Dunn County Board Supervisor District 1
N10717 County Road W
Colfax, WI 54730
715-962-3869
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For more information, please see:

- Small Town And Even Smaller Morals: Chicken & Pig Abuse Events Return To Ridgeland, Wisconsin 16 February 2023

- Ridgeland Chicken Toss: Animal Rights Witnesses & Rescuers Report 19 February 2020

- Ridgeland, Wisconsin "Chicken Toss": Eyewitness Report 19 February 2019

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