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1500 Beagles Rescued from Ridglan Farm Amid License Surrender

5/4/2026

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Big Dog Ranch Rescue and Center for a Humane Economy are moving 1,500 beagles from Ridglan Farms, with 300 taken out Friday.
The dogs are being vaccinated, microchipped, spayed or neutered and prepared for shelter transport.
Over 700 adoption applications have been received and will be screened before placement.
Ridglan Farms agreed in October to surrender breeding license by July 1 after a prosecutor found its eye-procedure practices violated veterinary standards.

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Big Dog Ranch Rescue and Center for a Humane Economy are moving 1,500 beagles from Ridglan Farms, with 300 taken out Friday.
The dogs are being vaccinated, microchipped, spayed or neutered and prepared for shelter transport.
Over 700 adoption applications have been received and will be screened before placement.
Ridglan Farms agreed in October to surrender breeding license by July 1 after a prosecutor found its eye-procedure practices violated veterinary standards.