Overview
- At Ridglan Farms in Blue Mounds, deputies used tear gas, pepper balls and rubber bullets Saturday to stop activists trying to breach the fence.
- Sheriff Kalvin Barrett said 300 to 400 people were violently trying to break in and assault officers, and investigators later recovered saws, fence cutters and other tools.
- Authorities reported a significant number of arrests that were still being processed, including organizer Wayne Hsiung held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit burglary.
- No dogs were removed in this attempt, though activists took around two dozen in a March raid that drew dozens of arrests and 70 charge referrals.
- Ridglan agreed in October to surrender its state breeding license by July 1 after a 2025 probe cited veterinary violations, while the facility denies abuse and continues work under a federal research license.