Torie Bosch is the First Opinion editor at STAT. When you think about the animals used in scientific research, mice or monkeys might come to mind. But you should also think about beagles. As science ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm an American writer working in fiction and nonfiction. If a book’s topic were “farms for the production of beagles for some ...

After years of relentless activism and investigation, a major turning point has arrived for animal welfare advocates. Ridglan Farms, once one of the largest beagle-breeding facilities in the U.S. for ...

More than 4,000 beagles are born every year at Ridglan Farms near Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin; most sold to laboratories. Records show 40 healthy Ridglan dogs were sickened or killed in tick vaccine research ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – A national group that rescues and finds homes for animals from research facilities is in the process of doing their first-ever rescue in Florida. The Beagle Freedom Project is working ...

Beagles are often used in laboratory animal testing. They are considered balanced, friendly to humans, and able to endure a lot. PETBOOK reports on the suffering they endure and what happens to the ...

A Wisconsin facility will stop breeding beagles for medical research following a settlement over mistreatment allegations. Ridglan Farms agreed to cease its breeding operation by July 1 but can ...