Rescued beagles travel from Wisconsin to forever homes in Los Angeles

The Brief

  • Five rescued beagles traveled 2,000 miles from Wisconsin to Los Angeles after being released from Ridglan Farms.
  • The Beagle Freedom Project helped place hundreds of rescued beagles into adoptive homes across the country.
  • All five beagles featured in the story have now been adopted into forever homes.

Call it a mission of love and determination. For 2,000 miles, five beagles rescued from the notorious Ridglan Farms breeding facility in Wisconsin traveled to LA by minivan.

These were beagles that were never given names. Instead, they were given numbers. A flip of a rescue dog’s ear Saturday showed numbers tattooed in her ear, still visible.

That haunting image was just one poignant reminder of what 1,500 beagles endured while housed at Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin. One group that worked to secure the beagles’ freedom was the Beagle Freedom Project.

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