Animal welfare groups start transfer of 1,500 beagles from embattled Ridglan Farms
SABINE MARTIN
Updated
Big Dog Ranch Rescue took in 300 dogs on Friday from Ridglan Farms, a breeding and research facility in the town of Blue Mounds. It’s part of a deal the animal welfare group struck with the company to buy 1,500 of its beagles.
MARSHALL — One by one, volunteers on Friday placed beagles into a fenced-in area of grass on a farm in Marshall, starting the process of rehoming 1,500 dogs from Ridglan Farms, a research and breeding facility in the town of Blue Mounds that’s been at the center of a monthslong battle with animal rights activists.
Volunteers unloaded 300 dogs from Ridglan Farms on Friday after medical exams into a fenced-in yard with grass. The organizations, Florida-based Big Dog Ranch Rescue and the D.C.-based Center for a Humane Economy, are taking the dogs as part of a deal the animal welfare group struck with the company to buy 1,500 of its beagles.
A curious beagle released from Ridglan Farms approaches the fence. The beagles are adapting well to being outside since they were freed, said Jenifer Koberstein, who owns the Marshall property where the first group of dogs was processed.
Volunteers carry beagles released from Ridglan Farms at a staging facility for them to be transported south to Big Dog Ranch Rescue facilities. The first 300 dogs were removed Friday from Ridglan Farms.
Big Dog Ranch Rescue CEO Lauree Simmons speaks about volunteers’ efforts Friday to take custody of 300 of Ridglan Farms’ dogs. The organizations, Florida-based Big Dog Ranch Rescue and the D.C.-based Center for a Humane Economy, are taking the dogs as part of a deal the animal welfare group struck with the company to buy 1,500 of its beagles.
A curious beagle released from Ridglan Farms approaches the fence. The beagles are adapting well to being outside since they were freed, said Jenifer Koberstein, who owns the Marshall property where the first group of dogs was processed.
Volunteers carry beagles released from Ridglan Farms at a staging facility for them to be transported south to Big Dog Ranch Rescue facilities. The first 300 dogs were removed Friday from Ridglan Farms.
