Dog Research Exposed

On the night of April 17, 2017, three courageous people representing the animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) rescued three beagles from inside Ridglan Farms—an enormous factory farm breeding beagles for cruel research experiments in Wisconsin. The beagles—Julie, Anna, and Lucy—are now safe in loving homes. However, the three activists who saved their lives now face felony burglary and felony theft charges. This compelling, roundtable discussion--including two of the rescuers--reveals why the “right to rescue” should be defended, especially when the welfare of animals is at stake. Also learn how you can support the beagles and these brave activists in their upcoming trial in March 2024.

How can someone work in a research laboratory where their job entails experimenting on dogs? While the abuse of dogs is criminalized outside the walls of the laboratory, inside the laboratory it’s accepted and lawful. Why is there such a disconnect in how we define animal abuse? Furthermore, if people’s jobs include harming and killing dogs and other animals, what effect could this have on their personal lives—and our society in general? Research shows a definitive connection between violence against animals and violence against people, as well as other negative psychological impacts. Dr. Amy Fitzgerald, Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Windsor, expertly uncovers what consequences the animal testing industry has on human and animal wellbeing.

On March 18, three activists go on trial for rescuing three dogs from Ridglan Farms. Ridglan Farms—located in Dane County, Wisconsin—is a research puppy mill that keeps hundreds of dogs stacked in cages in windowless sheds and sells their puppies for experimentation. Find out how you can get involved and help the beagles trapped inside Ridglan Farms. Support the activists who saved these three beagles’ lives and who will bravely be telling their rescue stories to the world. This is our opportunity to protest the injustice of prosecuting animal rescue instead of animal abuse: https://dane4dogs.org/trial/

Lori Cohen’s life changed forever when she got her first beagle and discovered the painful truth that dogs are still used in large numbers for experimental research globally—including her home country of Canada. She was so moved to help research dogs and help change the paradigm of animal testing that she founded her own rescue organization called The Beagle Alliance. Lori is currently the executive director of The Beagle Alliance, based in Manitoba, and their mission is to give dogs and other animals used in experimental research and situations of abuse and neglect a second chance at life. Lori reveals the challenges she faces trying to rescue dogs from research laboratories in Canada, and more about their critical mission throughout North America.

How far would you go to save dogs in research laboratories? In this exclusive interview with Ingrid Newkirk, founder and president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), she shares incredible true rescue stories from her book Free the Animals which shines a light on the Animal Liberation Front, an animal rights organization that took extraordinary steps to save animals from research laboratories. An inside look at how PETA is leading the way to end cruel experiments on animals once and for all.