People kill prairie dogs in urban/suburban areas, on ranches and farmlands, and on public lands.

RMAD aims to stop this killing. RMAD believes that all animals – including prairie dogs – have a right to live and to be free from human-imposed suffering. Prairie dogs have families, raise pups, and interact socially.

What's more, when prairie dogs suffer, many other animals suffer, too, because (1) prairie dog burrows — even in urban environments — are homes for rabbits, salamanders, snakes, and burrowing owls, to name just a few and (2) prairie dogs serve a vital prey function.

RMAD’s Prairie Wildlife Program mission statement: RMAD protects prairie wildlife primarily by stopping the killing and injury of prairie dogs and the destruction of their homes. The program focuses on the black-tailed prairie dog in Colorado and strives to serve as a model for prairie dog advocacy efforts elsewhere. Largely through the efforts of its volunteers, RMAD educates the public about prairie wildlife issues, mobilizes people to prevent killings, facilitates relocations, and advocates for humane laws and policies.

"If the prairie dog goes, so goes an entire ecosystem. Prairie dogs create diversity. Destroy them and you destroy a varied world." ~Terry Tempest Williams