Activists Tear-Gassed at Failed Raid of Beagle Research Facility
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Hundreds of animal rights activists attempted to steal thousands of beagles from Ridglan Farms, a Wisconsin facility that breeds dogs for research labs and experiments.
- Police and private security used tear gas and rubber bullets to prevent approximately 1,000 protesters from entering the facility.
- Ridglan Farms, a state-licensed breeder, denied any animal abuse and breeds beagles for biomedical research to improve veterinary medicine.
- The raid was planned weeks in advance, allowing authorities to prepare, resulting in at least 26 arrests and the recovery of tools that could have been used to break in.
- No dogs were taken during the attempted raid, according to officials.
