Conservation Administrator Rob McArthur fielded numerous calls and emails about the beaver situation this week. He said the city had few options, given that it’s illegal under state law to relocate beavers
FRAMINGHAM — The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is speaking out against Framingham’s move to kill beavers in two parts of the city.
The Department of Public Works received permission this month to trap beavers around Salem End Road and Crosby Circle, where dams have caused water levels to rise. A pond near the Macomber Estate now regularly floods portions of Singletary Lane, and water near Crosby Circle is spilling into the city’s sewer system.
Local officials maintain they had few options to address the problems, which could endanger public safety and flood nearby properties. But their decision to eliminate the beavers upset some…
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Exposing the Big Game 
I’m glad some are speaking out about it. I can’t see a situation like this ever improving – as populations rise and more land is taken for development, and climate change creates more flooding, animals will pay the price. Out in the West, water will be taken for people first.