Activists charged, farm cited, after Ridglan beagle raid

By: Isiah Holmes

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: April 22, 2026

Words: 740

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago


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Fallout from a weekend attempt by animal rights activists to breach the Ridglan Farms Biomedical Research Facility and rescue beagles bred inside continues. On Tuesday, four of the activists were charged in Dane County with felony burglary. Meanwhile, Ridglan Farms has been cited for filling a trench around its facility with manure — an environmental hazard for which it lacked a permit — in an effort to prevent the activists from entering over …

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