A joyous day as the last Ridglan Farms beagles were released on Wednesday. 155 mostly puppies took an hour bus ride from the facility in Blue Mounds to a park area east of Madison. The animal rights group Dane 4 Dogs was on hand to live stream the arrival. [
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Big Dog Ranch Rescue of Florida is taking custody of the final batch of beagles. They’ll receive medical and behavioral evaluations before being cleared for public adoption. Ridglan Farms voluntarily surrendered it’s breeding license earlier this summer after years of advocacy by animal rights activists.