The Dane County District Attorney's Office filed a list of new criminal charges, accusing dozens of people of participating in the March “open rescue" of beagles at Ridglan Farms.

#BREAKING: Over 50 people were charged on Friday in connection to a March 15 break-in at embattled beagle breeding facility Ridglan Farms.

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NEW TODAY: Animal rights attorneys said 51 more people will face charges after break-ins at Ridglan Farms earlier this year.

BREAKING NEWS: Dane County District Attorney Will Charge 51 Additional Ridglan Farms Rescuers. Full press release: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Great to meet another rescued beagle from Ridglan Farms. He used to be identified as KK34, which was tattooed to his ear. Now his name is Gordo!

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An 18-year-old tourist from India died in a fall from a horse-drawn carriage in Central Park after the horse bolted.

A beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin that has been the focus of animal rights protests is shutting down, and a rescue group in Florida is taking in the remaining dogs

The final 475 beagles at Wisconsin's Ridglan Farms are being rescued, ending years of controversy and activism.

I congratulate the organizations and advocates that have helped make this happen.

The federal government must take state and local violations into account when overseeing facilities. I will continue to work on this issue until we find more humane ways to do medical testing that don’t require the abuse of animals.

I am happy to hear that Ridglan Farms is winding down its operations as a beagle breeding and testing facility. There is a need for stronger administrative and legislative measures to protect animals from torturous conditions in testing, but this is a good step towards those national goals.

Before the records became public, UW-Madison said the research was conducted humanely and followed required federal and ethical approvals.

Records provided to FOX Investigators by Rise for Animals show the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine performed experiments on six beagles from Ridglan Farms in 2023 that ended with the dogs being euthanized.

The Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office said it is waiting for a referral from the Sheriff’s Office.

New Records and Photos Show What Happened to Ridglan Farms-Bred Beagles Inside U.S. Lab PRESS RELEASE: riseforanimals.org/news/press-r...

Hundreds of dogs were rescued from Ridglan Farms, but countless weren't. We obtained records and photos that appear to trace Ridglan-bred dogs into experiments at @uwmadison.bsky.social—including one that ended in dogs’ death and dissection. GRAPHIC CONTENT: riseforanimals.org/news/uw-beag...

Records provided to FOX Investigators by Rise for Animals show the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine performed experiments on six beagles from Ridglan Farms in 2023 that ended with the dogs being euthanized.

In a Congress with more division than ever, it’s great to work with Rep. Langworthy in a bipartisan way to shut down Ridglan Farms and ensure that animals are not mistreated! It’s just the right thing to do.

Hundreds of people applied to adopt beagles from a breeding facility – but ‘these are not ordinary dogs’, says one rescue worker

It was a pleasure to meet Daisy, a beagle freed from Ridglan Farms, at my Madison town hall last week!

This is great news! Thanks to all of the many groups involved for helping rehome all these dogs. I'm thrilled that another 135 dogs will be leaving Ridglan Farms this week. I won’t rest until we know every dog is out of there and in a safe and loving home. www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...

Weeks after 1,500 dogs were removed from Ridglan Farms, activists return to advocate for those still inside https://www.wifr.com/2026/05/31/weeks-after-1500-dogs-were-removed-ridglan-farms-activists-return-advocate-those-still-inside/ 

Protesters returned on Saturday to Ridglan Farms to call for the rescue of what they described as the “Ridglan 650,” a reference to the 650 dogs they say remain at the farm.

Activists returned to the Wisconsin dog breeding facility, where roughly 1,500 beagles were released earlier this month.

Protesters returned on Saturday to Ridglan Farms to call for the rescue of what they described as the “Ridglan 650,” a reference to the 650 dogs they say remain at the farm.

“One of the great but incomplete moral revolutions of our lifetime has been the expansion of our compassion to encompass farm animals in a limited way, even as corporate agriculture pushes in the other direction,” our columnist Nicholas Kristof writes.

UW-Madison student group investigated after promoting Ridglan Farms ‘open rescue’ raid

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Whether she has years or months or weeks, one thing is certain: 6-year-old Bailey will wake up every day to a safe home and a loving touch.

Nearly two dozen people who have taken in a Ridglan Farms beagle shared their stories – and photos – with FOX6.

The university says Animal Advocacy UW-Madison solicited criminal conduct. The group says it was exercising its First Amendment rights.

A UW-Madison student animal advocacy organization is under investigation for potential ties to an attempted raid at Ridglan Farms.

The National Park Service is using at least $67 million worth of park entrance fees to help fund President Trump’s beautification projects in Washington, D.C., according to a New York Times analysis. nyti.ms/4nQ6Uau

This agricultural protectionist bill is so unpopular that Democrats & Republicans sank it multiple times. Now, its few supports want to sneak it into the Farm Bill. @jeffsebo.bsky.social & I share why it's a threat to animals, environment, workers & states' rights. www.agri-pulse.com/articles/247...

Salinas, Schakowsky, Titus, Tlaib, Tokuda, Wasserman Schultz, and Watson Coleman

The full list of signers includes: Reps. Pocan, Langworthy, Beyer, Troy Carter, Casten, Deluzio, DeSaulnier, Doggett, Escobar, Fitzpatrick, Hayes, Hoyer, Huffman, Jayapal, Hank Johnson, Kennedy, Khanna, Krishnamoorthi, Malliotakis, McCollum, McGovern, Gwen Moore, Norton, Quigley, Ramirez, Ross,

That’s why 34 bipartisan members of Congress urged @SecKennedy to strengthen NIH policy and ensure what happened at Ridglan Farms never happens again.

Taxpayer dollars should never support facilities that abuse animals like Ridglan Farms. While we work toward stronger protections for animals used in research, NIH can act right now to stop funding facilities with serious animal welfare violations.

We urged him to update this policy to ensure that additional factors are taken into account, including the loss of a state-level license, so that what happened at Ridglan Farms can never happen anywhere else again.

The current policy only relies on whether a facility holds a USDA Class A license, meaning Ridglan Farms, a beagle breeding facility cited for hundreds of animal welfare violations and forced to surrender its state license, still qualifies to supply animals for NIH-funded research.

Today, I sent a letter with Congressman Nick Langworthy, signed by 34 bipartisan members of Congress, to Secretary Kennedy urging him to strengthen NIH's policy on federal funding on acquiring animals for research facilities.

Even though Ridglan is losing their state (and potentially federal) licenses, it doesn't stop the on-site research they're conducting. I'll continue to work with the USDA and NIH to shut down the entire facility and find homes for the 650 remaining dogs!

Just got off a productive call with the USDA where I learned Ridglan Farms has been told to surrender their federal breeding license by July 1 or the USDA would take official action. They also gave us an official answer on how many dogs are left at Ridglan: 650.

About two weeks ago, Minnetonka-based animal rescue The Bond Between picked up 30 beagles from Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin. Since then, the dogs have had many firsts with their foster families. Tristan Keene has been caring for a beagle she calls Theo. She’s surprised with how well he’s adjusting.

There is nothing radical about preventing cruel experiments on animals. In fact, it’s our responsibility. www.currentaffairs.org/news/its-my-...

The misuse of an accounting tool could allow the livestock industry and livestock-heavy countries to continue emitting huge amounts of planet-warming methane.