Dane County Humane Society welcomes 150 beagles from Ridglan Farms

A volunteer comforts a beagle just released from Ridglan Farms Monday, May 11, 2026 at the Dane County Humane Society in Madison, Wisconsin. The organization expects to examine and handle 150 dogs today from the farm. A total of 500 Ridglan Farms dogs are set to pass through the Dane County Humane Society. They expect to keep 50 of those dogs for adoption in Madison.

A beagle is carried to an exam Monday, May 11, 2026 at the Dane County Humane Society in Madison, Wisconsin. The organization expects to examine and handle 150 dogs today from the farm. Eventually there will be a total of 500 dogs that have passed through Dane County Humane Society. They expect to keep 50 of those dogs for adoption in Madison. The company became the second-largest beagle breeder in the country, supplying thousands of dogs per year for medical research and drug testing.

A volunteers sits with beagles just released from Ridglan Farms Monday, May 11, 2026 at the Dane County Humane Society in Madison, Wisconsin. The organization expects to examine and handle 150 dogs today from the farm. Eventually there will be a total of 500 dogs that have passed through the Dane County Humane Society. They expect to keep 50 of those dogs for adoption in Madison. The company became the second-largest beagle breeder in the country, supplying thousands of dogs per year for medical research and drug testing. Calvert, from Woodridge, Illinois, has two beagles, one them was used for lab experiments.

Volunteers carry a kennel with a beagle just released from Ridglan Farms Monday, May 11, 2026 at the Dane County Humane Society in Madison, Wisconsin. The organization expects to examine and handle 150 dogs today from the farm. Eventually there will be a total of 500 dogs that have passed through the Dane County Humane Society. They expect to keep 50 of those dogs for adoption in Madison. The company became the second-largest beagle breeder in the country, supplying thousands of dogs per year for medical research and drug testing. Calvert, from Woodridge, Illinois, has two beagles, one them was used for lab experiments.

A volunteer comforts a beagle just released from Ridglan Farms Monday, May 11, 2026 at the Dane County Humane Society in Madison, Wisconsin. The organization expects to examine and handle 150 dogs today from the farm. Eventually there will be a total of 500 dogs that have passed through the Dane County Humane Society. They expect to keep 50 of those dogs for adoption in Madison. The company became the second-largest beagle breeder in the country, supplying thousands of dogs per year for medical research and drug testing. Calvert, from Woodridge, Illinois, has two beagles, one them was used for lab experiments.

A volunteer coaxes a beagle just released from Ridglan Farms from a kennel Monday, May 11, 2026 at the Dane County Humane Society in Madison, Wisconsin. The organization expects to examine and handle 150 dogs today from the farm. Eventually there will be a total of 500 dogs that have passed through the Dane County Humane Society. They expect to keep 50 of those dogs for adoption in Madison. The company became the second-largest beagle breeder in the country, supplying thousands of dogs per year for medical research and drug testing.