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Animal liberation. End speciesism.

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WMTV 15 News @wmtv15news.com · 30/09/2026
Prosecutors ask judge to exclude evidence about Ridglan Farms conditions from open rescue trial STORY: www.wmtv15news.com/2026/09/30/prose… 
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FOX6 News Milwaukee @fox6now.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ridglan Farms is done breeding beagles forever, but animal lovers are continuing the push to end dog and cat research in America.
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Wisconsin lawmaker introduces bill to end federal funding for dog, cat research
Ridglan Farms is done breeding beagles forever, but animal lovers are continuing the push to end dog and cat research in America.
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FOX6 News Milwaukee @fox6now.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ridglan Farms is done breeding beagles forever, but animal lovers are continuing the push to end dog and cat research in America.
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Wisconsin lawmaker introduces bill to end federal funding for dog, cat research
Ridglan Farms is done breeding beagles forever, but animal lovers are continuing the push to end dog and cat research in America.
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Rep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 29/09/2026
The thousands of beagles confined in inhumane conditions at Ridglan Farms was a wake-up call, for our community and the country. We also witnessed what is possible when people come together to demand change. This legislation honors that commitment. www.wkow.com/news/politic...
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Pocan co-introduces bipartisan bill to end taxpayer-funded testing on dogs and cats
MADISON (WKOW) — U.S. Reps. Nick Langworthy (R-NY), and Mark Pocan (D-WI), introduced legislation Tuesday to ban federal funding for biomedical research on dogs and cats.
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Denise @cherokeechic71.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
THANK YOU!! 💙🐕🐈💙
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Rep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 23/09/2026
But we also saw the power of people coming together demanding change. This is a nonpartisan issue, and I'm glad to work with colleagues from both sides of the aisle to move this important bill forward.
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Rep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 23/09/2026
What happened at Ridglan Farms was a wake up call, not just for our community, but across the country. We saw thousands of beagles confined in inhumane conditions and bred for research.
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Rep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 23/09/2026
Today Rep. Langworthy and I introduced the COMPACT Act, which will modernize federally funded biomedical research and end inhumane testing practices on cats and dogs.
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Rep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 09/09/2026
This weekend I joined Dane4Dogs celebrating the Ridglan beagle survivors, their new forever families and the people who worked tirelessly against alarming animal cruelty to save them. It was a fantastic day at The Boneyard in Madison.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 05/09/2026
Herein lies the contradiction at the heart of MAHA’s meat fixation: Eating more of it will only exacerbate the very problems that the movement purportedly wants to solve. trib.al/fRONDjE
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MAHA’s Meat Obsession Exposes the Movement’s Delusions
Robert F Kennedy Jr. and his acolytes say we should eat more meat, but that would only worsen the very problems Make America Healthy Again claims it is trying to solve.
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PETA @peta.org · 02/09/2026
🛑 A dog’s neck was stomped on 🛑 Dogs were thrown at cage walls  🛑 Puppies suffocated in food pans These are among the allegations coming out of Marshall BioResources. We teamed up with other organizations to demand action and help protect the dogs still there. www.peta.vg/48mj
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Plant Based News @plantbasednews.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
if you care about water use from AI, you should really look into animal farming
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U.S. Senator Gary Peters @peters.senate.gov · 28/08/2026
Thank you Humane Society of West Michigan for your caring work and partnership over the years to support survivors of domestic violence and their pets. I am proud to stand by them through my work in Congress, and I will always fight to protect our four-legged friends.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 28/08/2026
I’m a NO on the Save Our Bacon Act and any attempt to include it or any similar legislation in the Farm Bill. It’s a lose-lose-lose: bad for worker and food safety, bad for animals, bad for states’ rights.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I wish Ken Paxton would protect puppies the way he protects pedophiles.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Unearthed documents just revealed Ken Paxton, as Attorney General, protected a research lab that tortured 400 puppies. Paxton was also one of the only Texas lawmakers to vote against a bill to hold animal abusers accountable.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Talarico: Ken Paxton is anti-puppy. I wish I was joking when I said that, but reports just came out revealing that Ken Paxton protected a research lab that was notorious for torturing and killing hundreds of puppies. I'm going to be a senator for all Texans, including our four-legged Texans.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/08/2026
The Bureau of Land Management is rounding up thousands of mustangs around the U.S. and quietly selling them on the cheap to buyers who are exporting them for slaughter abroad, an examination of government records by The New York Times found. nyti.ms/4grb8Co
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 20/08/2026
Project 2025 called for Congress to authorize the killing of horses.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 20/08/2026
The Trump administration has been quietly selling thousands of wild mustangs to slaughterhouses for as little as $25 a horse — more than doubling sales since taking office, according to a Times analysis of government records
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Trump secretly sends thousands of horses to their deaths: 'Slaughter in plain sight'
Wild horses couldn't keep President Donald Trump away from the chance of making a kill, according to a new report.Under his administration, thousands of wild horses have been rounded up with helicopters, packed into metal trailers, trucked hundreds of miles, and sold off to be slaughtered, the New Y...
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PETA @peta.org · 17/08/2026
Rest in peace, Hayden Panettiere 🩵   Millions knew her for her iconic roles, but we'll remember her for fighting for animals, from saving a flock of birds to opposing the confinement of dolphins and whales.   Honor her legacy by never being silent when animals suffer 🌊
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PETA @peta.org · 18/08/2026
Join us urging officials at the Navy & the U.S. Department of War to end these deadly & pointless tests & change to superior, human-relevant, non-animal research methods before another animal gets hurt ⤵️ www.peta.vg/48hi
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PETA to Navy: Ban the Use of Animals in Cruel Decompression Tests
Urge officials at the U.S. Department of War to end these deadly and pointless tests in favor of superior, human-relevant, non-animal research methods.
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PETA @peta.org · 18/08/2026
In one of the last acts of her impactful life, Hayden Panettiere asked the world to boycott marine parks 🤍 In tribute to her legacy, we’re sharing the ad & asking everyone to honor her by refusing to buy a ticket to places that condemn animals to tiny concrete tanks.
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PETA @peta.org · 18/08/2026
Hayden Panettiere became a household name playing a hero on TV, but in real life she was a hero to animals 🩵 Two weeks before her passing, she confined herself to a bathtub to protest marine parks like SeaWorld. Help continue her fight. Never buy a ticket to marine parks.
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PETA @peta.org · 19/08/2026
They’re stolen from their families, deprived of all freedom, and treated as if their bodies don't belong to them 💔 Animals lose EVERYTHING when they're forced to endure experiments. Join us in fighting for them ⤵️ www.peta.vg/47w1
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KOIN 6 News @koin6.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
After a late-night break-in last week led to the escape of 1,500 mink from an Oregon farm, some animal rights activists say more intrusions could be on the way.
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‘They’re still there’: Activists warn of more mink raids after break-in at Oregon farm
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After a late-night break-in last week led to the escape of 1,500 mink from an Oregon farm, some animal rights activists say more intrusions could be on the way.  The An…
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The Charlotte Observer @charlotteobserver.com · 19/08/2026
The median survival time was 16 minutes. Pigs were either euthanized at a “humane endpoint” or died spontaneously.
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Giving pigs ‘the bends’ for science. PETA condemns Duke scuba diving study
The median survival time was 16 minutes. Pigs were either euthanized at a “humane endpoint” or died spontaneously.
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The News & Observer @newsobserver.com · 19/08/2026
The median survival time was 16 minutes. Pigs were either euthanized at a “humane endpoint” or died spontaneously.
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Giving pigs ‘the bends’ for science. PETA condemns Duke scuba diving study
The median survival time was 16 minutes. Pigs were either euthanized at a “humane endpoint” or died spontaneously.
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The News & Observer @newsobserver.com · 19/08/2026
The median survival time was 16 minutes. Pigs were either euthanized at a “humane endpoint” or died spontaneously.
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Giving pigs ‘the bends’ for science. PETA condemns Duke scuba diving study
The median survival time was 16 minutes. Pigs were either euthanized at a “humane endpoint” or died spontaneously.
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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 18/08/2026
CBS News Investigation: Thousands of beagles bred for research get a new life as questions mount over federal oversight.
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Thousands of beagles bred for research get a new life as questions mount over federal oversight
The USDA's own inspector general has repeatedly raised concerns about federal oversight of dog breeders.
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 18/08/2026
We've fought to keep these public lands wild and roadless before, and we must defend them again. The administration has only given the public a short time to weigh in. Tell the U.S. Forest Service to keep roadless national forests protected.
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 18/08/2026
BREAKING: The Trump administration just released its plan to undo the #RoadlessRule. If finalized, this move will open pristine public lands to road construction, commercial logging, and other development across 37 states, endangering the species that depend on these forests, rivers, and streams.
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Protect the Roadless Wild
The Trump administration just released its plan to undo the landmark 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and strip protections from nearly 45 million acres of wild, national forest and 70,000 miles o...
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News 3 Now / Channel3000 @channel3000.com · 18/08/2026
Madison Vegan Fest is returning in September, celebrating sustainable living and plant-based food.
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Madison Vegan Fest returns in September
MADISON, Wis. — Madison Vegan Fest is returning in September, celebrating sustainable living and plant-based food.
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FOX6 News Milwaukee @fox6now.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The last 155 Ridglan Farms beagles will leave the Wisconsin facility on Wednesday, marking an end to a years-long battle.
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Ridglan Farms beagles: Last dogs to be released Wednesday
The last 155 Ridglan Farms beagles will leave the Wisconsin facility on Wednesday, marking an end to a years-long battle.
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Wisconsin State Journal @madison.com · 10/08/2026
Animal welfare groups relocated more than 2,000 beagles from Ridglan Farms. The final group of dogs, including a majority of puppies, will be transferred this week.
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Ridglan Farms to transfer its final 155 beagles this week
Animal welfare groups relocated more than 2,000 beagles from Ridglan Farms. The final group of dogs, including a majority of puppies, will be transferred this week.
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News 3 Now / Channel3000 @channel3000.com · 10/08/2026
Big Dog Ranch Rescue announced Monday that it will soon take custody of the final 155 beagles at the embattled Dane County beagle facility.
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Rescue group taking custody of final 155 Ridglan Farms beagles
TOWN OF BLUE MOUNDS, Wis. — Big Dog Ranch Rescue announced Monday that it will soon take custody of the final 155 beagles at the embattled Dane County beagle facility.
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Francesca Hong 홍윤정 @francescahongwi.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Opposition to AI data centers is uniting Wisconsinites across the political spectrum. I’ve been on the side of the people since day one. As governor, I’ll call a special session of the Legislature for a moratorium on new construction. We won’t get Foxconned again.
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News 3 Now / Channel3000 @channel3000.com · 08/08/2026
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate two incidents involving monkeys at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, citing what the group describes as repeated animal welfare violations.
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PETA asks USDA to investigate UW-Madison primate research incidents
MADISON, Wis. — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate two incidents involving monkeys at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, citing what
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 03/08/2026
By repealing a key provision that has — for decades — protected endangered wildlife, the Trump administration has made it legal for for-profit industries to destroy the habitats of endangered species.
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Senate Dems look to force vote on Trump ESA rule
Democrats are deploying the Congressional Review Act against a rule that undid habitat protections for imperiled species.
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The Economist @economist.com · 05/08/2026
America’s animal-rights activists have more sway than ever
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How a bipartisan coalition is taking aim at animal research
America’s animal-rights activists have more sway than ever
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The Economist @economist.com · 05/08/2026
America’s animal-rights activists have more sway than ever
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A bipartisan coalition is taking aim at animal research
America’s animal-rights activists have more sway than ever
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Kenny Torrella @kennytorrella.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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A Trump administration rule could stop a powerful tool for exposing animal cruelty
Drones can peer into secretive factory farms. A proposed FAA ban could make this illegal.
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Vox @vox.com · 05/08/2026
Drones can peer into secretive factory farms. A proposed FAA ban could make this illegal. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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A Trump administration rule could stop a powerful tool for exposing animal cruelty
Drones can peer into secretive factory farms. A proposed FAA ban could make this illegal.
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Kenny Torrella @kennytorrella.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Drones have become an incredibly powerful tool to expose animal cruelty. But a new Trump administration rule could make it much harder to fly them over farms.
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Rep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 01/08/2026
Happy National Dog Month! Here's a photo of me with one of the beagles rescued from Ridglan Farms. Drop a pic of your dog in the replies!
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PETA @peta.org · 31/07/2026
Join us in calling on the @uwmadison.bsky.social to shut down its primate laboratory and on NIH to stop funding it ⤵️ www.peta.vg/489n
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Lab Shocks Monkey Penises Until Ejaculation
PETA went undercover for 6 months at WNPRC and found monkeys with chronic diarrhea, severely injured, covered with tattoo ink, and more.
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PETA @peta.org · 31/07/2026
A monkey’s arm had to be AMPUTATED after a fight in a @uwmadison.bsky.social lab! Staff left a food-delivery opening unsecured leading to an attack. This comes after years of federal violations, injuries, and deaths. @usdagov.bsky.social must investigate, and NIH should stop funding this suffering!
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News 3 Now / Channel3000 @channel3000.com · 31/07/2026
The lead veterinarian for the embattled breeding and research facility Ridglan Farms surrendered his veterinarian license, according to a form signed last week.
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Lead Ridglan Farms veterinarian surrenders license
TOWN OF BLUE MOUNDS, Wis. — The lead veterinarian for the embattled breeding and research facility Ridglan Farms surrendered his veterinarian license, according to a form signed last week.
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WMTV 15 News @wmtv15news.com · 30/07/2026
The Wisconsin Veterinary Examining Board has accepted the permanent surrender of Ridglan Farms veterinarian Dr. Richard Van Domelen’s veterinary license, bringing a disciplinary case against him to a close.
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Ridglan Farms veterinarian permanently surrenders Wisconsin license
According to the board’s final order, Van Domelen agreed in May to voluntarily surrender his Wisconsin veterinary license rather than continue contesting allegations of unprofessional conduct.
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Rep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 29/07/2026
I spoke with Shannon Keith, founder of @beaglefreedom.bsky.social, about the work being done to end animal cruelty and build a more humane future for all animals. (2/2)
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