Beagle research facility that drew protests is closing as rescue group takes in dogs
Big Dog Ranch Rescue will take in the dogs as federal officials push to move research away from animal testing.
- On Monday, Big Dog Ranch Rescue announced an agreement to permanently close Ridglan Farms, transferring its remaining 475 beagles to the rescue starting this week.
- Ridglan Farms agreed in October to surrender its state breeding license by July 1, avoiding prosecution on felony animal mistreatment charges following years of activist pressure.
- Following the rescue's earlier purchase of roughly 1,500 beagles in April, about 200 dogs were transferred Monday with another 125 scheduled for movement Tuesday.
- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy called the deal a "major win for animal welfare," while the facility cited a "years-long harassment campaign" as justification for closure.
- The Trump administration is working to end federally funded animal testing, with Kennedy announcing that the National Institutes of Health will launch a new office, ORIVA, focused on transitioning away from such studies.
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‘No more testing’: Beagle research facility that drew protests is closing, 475 remaining dogs to be rescued
A Wisconsin beagle breeding and research facility that’s been the site of recent violent protests is closing, and its remaining dogs are being taken in by a Florida rescue group.
Wisconsin beagle research facility that drew protests is closing as Florida rescue group takes in dogs - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
(AP) — A Wisconsin beagle breeding and research facility that’s been the site of recent violent protests is closing, and its remaining dogs are being taken in by a Florida rescue group. Big Dog Ranch Rescue announced Monday that it has reached an agreement for the permanent closure of Ridglan Farms and the transfer of its 475 remaining beagles starting this week. “Not one dog will remain,” Lauree Simmons, the group’s founder, said in a news conf…
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Beagle research facility that drew protests is closing as rescue group takes in dogs
Yearslong opposition to the facility came to a head in April when a large group of animal welfare activists stormed the property in an attempt to take away the dogs.
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