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Hundreds trying to storm Wisconsin beagle research facility met with rubber bullets and pepper spray
Police used tear gas and pepper spray as about 1,000 activists tried to breach the beagle facility, and at least 26 were arrested.
- On Saturday, hundreds of animal activists attempted to storm Ridglan Farms beagle-breeding facility in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, fast-tracking a raid originally planned for Sunday; an activist rammed a pickup truck through the front gate at about 10 a.m., nearly hitting police before arrest.
- Ridglan Farms has operated for nearly 60 years breeding thousands of beagles for laboratory sale; last year, a special prosecutor found the facility violated veterinary standards after dogs underwent eye operations without general anesthesia, prompting the agreement to surrender its state breeding license by July 1.
- Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett reported between 300 and 400 protesters were 'violently trying to break into the property' and attempting to 'assault' officers; police deployed tear gas and pepper spray against the crowd of about 1,000 protesters, making a significant number of arrests.
- No dogs were removed from the facility by 2 p.m. on April 18; at least a dozen activists, including Organizer Wayne Hsiung, were arrested, and activists later protested outside the downtown Madison jail, with one describing the operation as 'intensely dramatic and traumatic.'
- Matt Johnson, spokesperson for the Coalition to Save the Ridglan Dogs, said anonymous donors offered $1 million to purchase all 2,000 dogs; this was the second attempt in as many months, with 70 criminal charges referred for 63 people from the March break-in.
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Hundreds of activists face pepper spray in violent clash with deputies at Wisconsin beagle research facility
Hundreds of animal welfare activists attempted to breach Ridglan Farms, a Wisconsin beagle breeding facility, prompting officers to deploy tear gas, pepper balls and rubber bullets.
Hundreds trying to storm Wisconsin beagle research facility met with rubber bullets, pepper spray
About 1,000 animal welfare activists who tried to gain entry Saturday to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin were turned back by police who fired rubber bullets and pepper spray into the crowd and arrested the group’s leader.
About 1,000 Activists Clash With Police at Ridglan Farms; Leader Arrested
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Massive Crowd Tries To Storm Wisconsin Research Facility, Police Respond
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Police use gas and rubber bullets on activists at beagle facility in Wisconsin
A chaotic scene unfolded Saturday at a beagle breeding and biomedical research facility in Wisconsin as about 1,000 animal rights activists seeking to breach the property were rebuffed with rubber bullets and pepper spray by law enforcement. It was the latest attempt by protesters to take beagles…
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