Victory! Ridglan Farms Closing and All Beagles Saved!

Update (June 15, 2026): Victory! In April, 1,500 beagles imprisoned at Ridglan Farms were spared from being sold to laboratories after Big Dog Ranch Rescue and the Center for a Humane Economy secured custody of the dogs. Today’s announcement that Ridglan Farms will release the dogs remaining at its facility and shut down both its beagle-breeding and beagle-testing operations is a HUGE step forward for animals!

This victory comes after years of pressure from PETA and other animal protection organizations—notably, Alliance for Animals, the Animal Activist Legal Defense Project, Dane4Dogs, Direct Action Everywhere, The Marty Project, and The Simple Heart—who challenged a system that breeds dogs and other animals only to be confined, mutilated, poisoned, and killed in laboratories. We’re grateful to those groups and all the activists, organizations, donors, and whistleblowers who helped make this day possible.

With Ridglan’s closure, Marshall Farms is now the last major U.S. breeder supplying dogs to laboratories. Help us shut that pipeline down, too!