A busload of beagles rescued from a Wisconsin research facility has arrived in the Bay Area after a roughly 2,000-mile trip, marking the latest step in their transition from laboratory cages to foster and adoptive homes.
The dogs are among 1,500 beagles removed last month from Ridglan Farms, a research facility in Wisconsin. Rescue groups say the animals are now experiencing basic comforts many have never had, from walking on grass to drinking from bowls…