1,500 Beagles From Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin Are Getting New Homes
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Approximately 1,500 beagles from Ridglan Farms, a Wisconsin facility breeding dogs for biomedical research, are being relocated to new homes following animal rights activism and allegations of mistreatment.
- Big Dog Ranch Rescue has purchased 1,000 of the beagles, while the Beagle Freedom Project is working to place the remaining 500 dogs into homes.
- Despite findings of animal mistreatment and protests—including attempts to liberate the dogs—Ridglan Farms was allowed to continue experiments and stated the sale of dogs is unrelated to specific events.
- Activists have staged multiple protests, with some successfully rescuing dogs and others leading to clashes with police and arrests.
- The relocation effort is seen by animal welfare groups as part of a broader movement to end the use of dogs in invasive research and promote more humane alternatives.
