Overview
- Deputies responded to reports of about 60 people entering Ridglan Farms in Blue Mounds and removing dogs used in biomedical research.
- Authorities seized two vehicles, burglary tools and other evidence, and said several arrestees came from out of state.
- Some of the dogs were recovered and returned to the facility, while others remain unaccounted for, according to the sheriff's office.
- Ridglan Farms said it plans to press charges, as activists described the action as planned civil disobedience to draw attention to welfare concerns.
- Attorney Wayne Hsiung was among those arrested, and the sheriff emphasized support for peaceful protest while urging concerns be addressed through legal channels.