On Tuesday, October 28, a Wisconsin prosecutor announced that Ridglan Farms – the second largest beagle breeding and experimentation facility – would be shutting down. Many animal advocates wept in joy.
On Wednesday, October 29, a Sonoma court announced that Zoe Rosenberg had been convicted of one felony and three misdemeanors for saving four chickens from a slaughterhouse. Just as many animal advocates were crushed with despair.
I don’t know if there has been a greater sense of collective whiplash in animal rights history. We went from liberation to incarceration in the span of less than 24 hours…