Police clash with animal rights activists during attempted beagle rescue

By: Isiah Holmes

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: April 20, 2026

Words: 1,188

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Clouds of tear gas engulfed the Ridglan Farms Biomedical research facility, as police repelled hundreds of animal rights activists attempting to breach the facility to carry away thousands of beagles bred and housed inside. The activists gathered at Ridglan in the Dane County village of Blue Mounds on Saturday, a day ahead of the date they’d publicly announced for the planned rescue action.

Wayne Hsiung, a lawyer and animal rights activist from California who …

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