RIDGLAN FARMS | BEAGLE BREEDING AND RESEARCH FACILITY
Activists no match for officers at Ridglan Farms; animal rights leader still in jail
SAMARA KALK DERBY
Updated
Animal rights activists attempt to break into the Ridglan Farms beagle breeding and research facility in the town of Blue Mounds on Saturday. AÂ spokesperson for Coalition to Save the Ridglan Dogs said about 25 activists were arrested.
The leader of a movement to shut down a beagle breeding and research facility in the town of Blue Mounds was still in jail Sunday after being arrested Saturday during a raid meant to free hundreds of dogs, said one of his fellow animal rights activists.
Animal rights activists look toward Ridglan Farms during a demonstration Sunday on the public road outside the facility.Â
Jessica Moses, right, of California, shares a long embrace with Irina Vogler of North Carolina during a gathering outside of Ridglan Farms on Sunday, a day after authorities repelled an attempt by activists to enter the grounds of the beagle breeding and research facility. The pair, both originally from Germany, had met only minutes earlier.Â
A Ridglan Farms representative sent a video to media Sunday of white truck "driven by an animal rights extremist and break-in participant, ramming the main gate at Ridglan Farms" and driving at high speed through the facility.
Animal rights activists gather outside of Ridglan Farms Sunday for a peaceful demonstration, a day after an attempt led by the Coalition to Save the Ridglan Dogs failed to gain entry and free beagles at the facility.Â
Jessica Moses, right, of California, shares a long embrace with Irina Vogler of North Carolina during a gathering outside of Ridglan Farms on Sunday, a day after authorities repelled an attempt by activists to enter the grounds of the beagle breeding and research facility. The pair, both originally from Germany, had met only minutes earlier.Â
Animal rights activists gather outside of Ridglan Farms Sunday for a peaceful demonstration, a day after an attempt led by the Coalition to Save the Ridglan Dogs failed to gain entry and free beagles at the facility.Â
Animal rights activists attempt to break into the Ridglan Farms beagle breeding and research facility in the town of Blue Mounds on Saturday. AÂ spokesperson for Coalition to Save the Ridglan Dogs said about 25 activists were arrested.
