Ridglan Farms cited for new violations as hearing nears

A state inspector’s report found that the beagles housed at Ridglan Farms ‘are not receiving daily human positive contact and socialization,’ as state law requires. One of the thousands of beagles housed in tiny cages, the inspector found, “was limping while moving through the enclosure, not bearing any weight on the right front leg.” The dog had visible puncture wounds and swelling on its leg, near the carpal joint. There was no documentation of the injury on the cage’s enclosure card, and the facility admitted that no treatment had been provided, saying the injury “probably” would have been discovered later that day.

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