Beagles Freed From Wisconsin Lab Begin New Lives With Rescue Network

Beagles from Ridglan Farms in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, are entering a nationwide rehoming effort after protests and a confidential deal to sell 1,500 dogs; the first 300 have been removed with more to come, and 1,000 are slated for adoption via Big Dog Ranch Rescue and partners while the Center for a Humane Economy will take the remaining 500. The dogs are being vaccinated, microchipped, spayed or neutered, and prepared for transport to shelters as activists who protested the facility face charges and a federal lawsuit alleging excessive force. Ridglan denies mistreatment, and previously agreed to relinquish breeding licenses; beagles are favored in testing due to their docile temperaments.