Beagle Breeding Facility Stormed by Animal Rights Activists

0:00It's April 20, Durham News. Today starts now, AI-powered and ready. I'm Corey with the story. About 1,000 animal rights activists tried storming a beagle breeding facility in blue mounds, Wisconsin, over the weekend. 25 protesters got arrested when officers fired pepper spray and rubber bullets to block their entry into Ridgeland farms, where around 2,000 beagles are housed. Things escalated Saturday as 300 to 400 demonstrators pushed against barricades like a manure trench, hay bales, and barbed wire. A few breached the fence, but couldn't get inside the buildings. The Dane County Sheriff praised a much calmer Sunday gathering of 200 people who dispersed peacefully after two hours stressing support for. Lawful protests. Meanwhile, the protest leader, 44-year-old Wayne Shung from New York, faces a felony conspiracy to commit burglary charge and called from. Jail for rescuing what he sees as sentient beings, not property.

1:00This follows a march raid where activists took 30 dogs and 27 were arrested. Ridgeland denies any abuse, claiming no evidence exists, and agreed last October to drop its state breeding license by July 1st to sidestep. Missed treatment charges. Authorities note the de-escalation keeps the focus on peaceful advocacy while upholding the law around these facilities.