Save the Ridglan Dogs

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These dogs must live. No institution like Ridglan should ever exist in Wisconsin again.

🔍 Find your officials

Most people know their president. Few know their state senator or county supervisor — and those are often who can actually move on this.

📣 Leaders speaking up

In my district, a beagle breeding facility called Ridglan Farms has hundreds of code violations, including serious harm to the health of the dogs, yet the NIH is still giving funding to groups that use the beagles from this facility. Today, I urged Secretary Kennedy to stop this practice.

Rep. Mark Pocan(he/him)· D

X post · April 16, 2026

Pocan represents Wisconsin's 2nd District — the district where Ridglan operates. He has met this moment with moral clarity. Every other Wisconsin House rep and both senators should follow.

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I urge you to take further action by ending any National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding streams that support research involving dogs sourced from Ridglan Farms… Immediately suspend funding for any projects that rely on Ridglan beagles.

Rep. Nicholas A. Langworthy(he/him)· R

Letter to HHS Sec. Kennedy & NIH Dir. Bhattacharya · April 24, 2026

Wrote to HHS Sec. Kennedy and NIH Director Bhattacharya in April 2026 demanding immediate suspension of NIH funding for Ridglan-beagle research. Republican leadership on ending vivisection — bigger picture: Marshall BioResources, near his own NY-23 district, is 10× the size of Ridglan.

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⭐ More leaders, more recent action

Rep. Francesca Hong
she/her · D
Hong stood with the campaign throughout. She'd make an exceptional Governor — she's from where this issue lives and she's been right on it from day one.
“Co-sponsored AB 436 — the Wisconsin Beagle Freedom Bill — in its original form, calling for a guaranteed pathway out of labs to homes for re…”
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Sup. Michele Ritt
she/her
Strongest supporter on the Dane County Board. Co-sponsored the resolution urging DATCP to revoke Ridglan's license, and led the call for an independent investigation into the sheriff's use of force at Ridglan.
“Co-sponsored the Dane County Board resolution urging Wisconsin DATCP to revoke Ridglan's commercial dog-breeder license, and led the call fo…”
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DA Ismael Ozanne
he/him
Brought environmental charges against Ridglan over manure-handling violations — the first prosecution-side action against the facility in years.
“Brought environmental charges against Ridglan Farms over manure-handling violations — the first prosecution-side action against the facility…”
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Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin
she/her · D
Sen. Habush Sinykin co-sponsored the Wisconsin Beagle Freedom Bill (SB 414) and has been consistent on companion-animal welfare in the State Senate. Thank her and ask her to keep pushing on Ridglan.
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Rep. Joel Kitchens
he/him · R
Rep. Kitchens carried the Wisconsin Beagle Freedom Bill (AB 436) in the Assembly. Republican leader on companion-animal welfare. Thank him, and ask him to reintroduce AB 436 in its original form — without the lab-industry weakening amendments that killed it last session.
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Sen. Mark Spreitzer
he/him · D
Sen. Spreitzer co-sponsored the Wisconsin Beagle Freedom Bill (SB 414). Madison-area state senator standing with the campaign.
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Rep. Shelia Stubbs
she/her · D
Rep. Stubbs co-sponsored AB 436 in the Assembly and has a strong record on welfare issues.
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Sup. Heidi Wegleitner
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Sup. Wegleitner is a longstanding voice for Dane County animals. Voted with the Board to call on DATCP to revoke Ridglan's license. Thank her.
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Sen. Van H. Wanggaard
he/him · R
Sen. Wanggaard is the **lead author** of SB 414 — the Wisconsin Beagle Freedom Bill. He wrote the original bill that would have guaranteed a pathway out of labs for dogs and cats. The Assembly gutted the companion AB 436. Thank Wanggaard, and ask that he reintroduce SB 414 as originally written.
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Rep. Clinton M. Anderson
he/him · D
Rep. Anderson co-sponsored AB 436 in the Assembly.
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Rep. Alex R. Joers
he/him · D
Rep. Joers co-sponsored AB 436 — the Beagle Freedom Bill — in the Assembly. Dane County–area representative standing with the campaign.
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The bigger fight

Ridglan was not the end.
It was the beginning.

Sustained public pressure forced a settlement at Ridglan. The same strategy now turns to a much larger target — and to the federal levers that govern this whole supply chain.

Federal

End the breeding of animals for testing

Stop federal funding and support for outdated animal testing. Push HHS, NIH, and the FDA to transition to non-animal methods. Reps. Pocan (WI-2) and Langworthy (NY-23) have led — every senator and rep should follow.

New York · Marshall

Bigger, global, and next

Marshall BioResources, near Rochester, is the largest research-animal breeder in North America — a global supplier (US, UK, France, China) of beagles, ferrets, cats, and minipigs. Advocates estimate ~23,000 dogs at any time. Marshall is the larger system Ridglan was one node of.

Wisconsin · Ridglan

Free the remaining dogs. Finish the job.

Ridglan agreed to surrender its Wisconsin breeding license by July 1, 2026; rescue groups have an agreement to purchase ~1,500 of the beagles held there. Wisconsin's job: get every remaining dog out alive, pass state law, hold officials accountable.

Type your address above. The officials and talking points you see are tailored to the state you live in — Wisconsin asks for Wisconsin residents, Marshall framing for New Yorkers, federal action for everyone else.

The line

Ridglan is morally reprehensible.
These dogs must live.
No institution like Ridglan should ever exist anywhere again.
No animal deserves to be bred for suffering.
No dog, cat, ferret, minipig, monkey, rabbit, rat, mouse, or any other animal is disposable.
Marshall is bigger, global, and next.

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