In Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, a tense standoff erupted Saturday when animal rights activists attempted to raid a beagle research facility. Police deployed tear gas against the protesters during what was described as a failed attempt to enter the site. The confrontation underscores the increasingly heated battle over the use of animals — particularly beagles, a breed commonly used in pharmaceutical and medical testing — in laboratory research. Details on arrests or injuries were not immediately available, but images from the scene showed activists and law enforcement in direct confrontation.
Walter Murrow
April 19, 2026
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