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GOOD RIDDANCE: Ridglan Farms to shut down facility and release all beagles

Big Dog Ranch Rescue announced Monday, June 15 that it has reached an agreement for the permanent closure of Ridglan Farms and the transfer of its 475 remaining beagles starting this week. ‘Not one dog will remain,’ Lauree Simmons, the group’s founder, said in a news conference at a farm in Wisconsin. ‘No more breeding, no more testing, no more anything.’ Simmons said her group is also ‘working closely’ with the Trump administration to stop funding studies that subject dogs to ‘invasive and painful experimentation.’ ASSOCIATED PRESS: A Wisconsin beagle breeding and research facility that’s been the site of recent […]

The Turning Point: Animal rights is coming faster than you think

When people see this truth and speak it, it can create a powerful domino effect. The truth spreads, and people are inspired to fight back. And we are seeing that unfolding right now for animal rights. You can see the change on social media. Posts not just about dogs, but farm animals too, are going viral. When large numbers of ordinary people find their voice, the foundation for a movement is established. We have been waiting for this moment. Let’s seize it. WAYNE HSIUNG: The fight for animals has been a losing one for most of the last 50 years. The […]

‘Divine Beasts in Bondage’: New documentary explores daily reality faced by elephants used for tourist rides

‘Divine Beasts in Bondage’ is a short documentary with no narration or voiceover, allowing viewers to fully immerse themselves in the raw visuals and sounds of Amer Fort elephants’ suffering, forcing undivided concentration on their plight. Yet through this single real-time day, it reveals the deeper tragedy of their exploitation—a cruel cycle that has persisted since the 1970s and 1980s when elephant rides became a staple of tourism. ASIAN MOVIE PULSE: “Divine Beasts in Bondage” is a 24 minute silent documentary set in the shadow of Jaipur’s Amer Fort, focusing on the daily reality faced by elephants used for tourist rides […]