A chaotic scene unfolded on 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 from the Ridglan Farms facility in Blue Mounds, a small town about 25 miles (4okm) south-west of Madison. In a March raid, activists removed 13 dogs from the facility. The Dane county sheriff’s office has since referred charges for burglary and trespassing, among others, to the local district attorney’s office against 62 people related to that incident.
