Wisconsin beagle farm closing, hundreds of dogs to be sent to Florida rescue group
Summary
A beagle breeding farm in Wisconsin called Ridglan Farms is closing. A Florida rescue group, Big Dog Ranch Rescue, is taking in the remaining 475 beagles to care for them and prepare them for adoption.Key Facts
- Ridglan Farms is a beagle breeding and research facility in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin.
- Big Dog Ranch Rescue bought about 1,500 beagles from the farm in April.
- The farm has around 2,000 beagles in total, with the remaining 475 now being transferred.
- The transfer and closure process is expected to be done by August.
- The rescue group will spay and neuter the dogs and send some to other rescues.
- Animal activists have protested the farm for years, wanting the dogs adopted, not sold for research.
- Ridglan Farms agreed to give up its breeding license as part of a deal to avoid charges of animal mistreatment.
- The farm denies mistreatment, but a prosecutor found violations in eye procedure standards.
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