DOG DAY AFTERNOON: Animal rights activists storm dog breeding facility to rescue beagles
DOG DAY AFTERNOON: Animal rights activists storm dog breeding facility to rescue beagles
A massive surge of animal activists descended upon Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin, the nation’s second-largest beagle breeding and research facility, and rescued 22 beagles. This follows a historic legal settlement that requires Ridglan to surrender its breeding license by July 1, 2026. However, protestors argue that the ‘stipulation’ leaves thousands of dogs in immediate peril to be experimented on at the facility. FOX6 NEWS: Dozens of animal rights activists stormed Ridglan Farms, a controversial dog breeding facility west of Madison, on Sunday morning, March 15. The self-described “rescuers” got away with 23 beagles. The Dane County sheriff said half of […]
The unjust power dynamics of ‘pet ownership’: Should all animals control their own lives?
The unjust power dynamics of ‘pet ownership’: Should all animals control their own lives?
‘Pet ownership’ is surging, with the number of pet cats and dogs outstripping the number of human children in some countries. Yet we rarely ask whether ‘pet keeping’ is morally justifiable. Even owners who love their pets control almost every aspect of their lives, and they are kept primarily to serve these owners’ interests. We breed and raise pets to need us, manufacturing their vulnerability and stripping them of their ability to control their own lives. Without a justification for this power dynamic which appeals primarily to the interests of pets, rather than their owners, we should abolish pet keeping […]
Wayne Hsiung: A simple guide to rescuing animals who are victims of criminal abuse
Wayne Hsiung: A simple guide to rescuing animals who are victims of criminal abuse
There are a large number of criminal offenses that could be charged in an animal rescue scenario — burglary, theft, criminal damage, conspiracy — but virtually all of these incorrectly assume that rescuing animals from abuse is a criminal violation of an animal abuser’s legal rights. This assumption is incorrect. Rescuing animals from abuse is not a crime. There are numerous provisions of law that plausibly create a right to rescue animals from abuse. WAYNE HSIUNG: In March 2024, my two co-defendants and I were slated to go to trial after being accused of burglary and theft for removing three […]
