Police Fire Rubber Bullets, Pepper Spray at Wisconsin Beagle Farm Protest
About 1,000 animal welfare activists attempted to enter Ridglan Farms facility in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, the second protest in two months
L'essentiel
- About 1,000 animal welfare activists attempted to enter Ridglan Farms, a beagle breeding and research facility in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, on Saturday.
- Police fired rubber bullets and pepper spray at the crowd and arrested the group's leader.
- This was the second protest attempt in two months at the facility, where an estimated 2,000 beagles are kept.
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Pourquoi c'est important
This was the second protest attempt in as many months at Ridglan Farms, a beagle breeding and research facility. The facility houses approximately 2,000 beagles used for research purposes. Animal welfare activists have been attempting to free the dogs and have previously ignored designated protest areas.
About 1,000 animal welfare activists who tried to gain entry on 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. It was the second attempt in as many months by protesters to take beagles from the Ridglan Farms facility in Blue Mounds, a small town about 25 miles (about 40 kilometres) southwest of Wisconsin's capital, Madison. Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett said in a video statement that 300 to 400 protesters were "violently trying to break into the property" and assault officers. He said protesters have ignored designated areas for peaceful protest and blocked roads to prevent emergency vehicles from entering. "This is not a peaceful protest," Barrett said. The sheriff's department said a "significant" number of people were arrested out of about 1,000 protesters at the site but did not give an exact total as they were still being processed as of the afternoon. Protesters tried to overcome barricades that included a manure-filled trench, hay bales and a barbed-wire fence. Some protesters did get through the fence but were unable to enter the facility, where an estimated 2,000 beagles are kept, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.
Questions ouvertes
- What is the specific purpose of the beagle breeding at Ridglan Farms?
- Were any protesters or officers injured?
- What will happen to the protest leader who was arrested?
- What are the conditions for the beagles at the facility?
