Animal welfare activists converged outside of Wisconsin Gov_ Tony Evers’ Capitol office on Monday, chanting “Free the dogs!”
By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press
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Rebekah Robinson, the president of Dane4Dogs, center left, speaks at a protest at the Wisconsin State Capitol demanding that the governor and attorney general do what they can to shut down a beagle breeding and research facility, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Madison, Wis.
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Animal rights activists converge at the Wisconsin State Capitol to demand that the governor and attorney general do what they can to shut down a beagle breeding and research facility, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Madison, Wis.
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Animal rights activists attempt to break into Ridglan Farms beagle breeding and research facility in Blue Mounds, Wis., Saturday, April 18, 2026.
Amber Arnold - Wisconsin State Journal
Animal rights activists protesting in the Wisconsin State Capitol show off wounds they say they suffered when they clashed with police two days earlier outside of a dog breeding and research facility, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Madison, Wis.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Animal welfare activists converged outside of Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers' Capitol office on Monday, chanting “Free the dogs!” and demanding that the governor and attorney general do what they can to shut down a beagle breeding and research facility where many of the protesters clashed with police two days earlier.
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Rebekah Robinson, the president of Dane4Dogs, center left, speaks at a protest at the Wisconsin State Capitol demanding that the governor and attorney general do what they can to shut down a beagle breeding and research facility, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Madison, Wis.
Animal rights activists converge at the Wisconsin State Capitol to demand that the governor and attorney general do what they can to shut down a beagle breeding and research facility, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Madison, Wis.
Animal rights activists protesting in the Wisconsin State Capitol show off wounds they say they suffered when they clashed with police two days earlier outside of a dog breeding and research facility, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Madison, Wis.
