🎧 Podcast Highlights

• Activists attempt a live beagle rescue operation
• Confrontation escalates with police deploying tear gas
• Shocking conditions surrounding dogs used in testing
• Emotional reactions from rescuers on the front lines
• The growing movement to end animal experimentation

UNCHAINEDTV NEWS: SPECIAL REPORT The Battle for Ridglan: 1,000 Activists Meet Rubber Bullets in Historic Failed Rescue In a scene described by witnesses as a "war zone," the quiet landscape of Dane County, Wisconsin, became the site of a historic clash on April 18, 2026. Over 1,000 animal rights activists from across the globe descended upon Ridglan Farms, a controversial beagle-breeding facility, in a mass "open rescue" attempt aimed at liberating 2,000 dogs slated for experimentation. What it unfold live in this UNCHAINEDTV NEWS: SPECIAL REPORT. What began as a mission of mercy quickly devolved into chaos. Law enforcement greeted the massive surge of protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets, leaving some activists collapsed and injured. Despite the sheer scale of the mobilization—one of the largest in history—the mission failed to extract a single animal. The escalation followed a contentious legal deal that allowed Ridglan to continue internal experimentation despite harrowing whistleblower testimony regarding surgeries performed on beagles without anesthesia. While no beagles were saved, the event ignited a national firestorm and global media coverage. Images of injured protesters and the arrest of lead organizer Wayne Hsiung have prompted some local supervisors to express outrage and one to call for an investigation into allegations of excessive police force. Ridglan Farms denies all allegations of animal cruelty, calls the activists extremists. We invite Ridglan on any time to comment further.

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