This terrified puppy was dragged from the back of a rescue van by police and brought back to Ridglan Farms, despite a judicial order proving she was a victim of criminal abuse. At any moment, she could face torture or death in an illegal experiment or surgical procedure.
The police actions were not just wrong. They were illegal. Even if she was “property” in a “theft,” she should not have been sent back to her abusers without a court order, as police are required to preserve “evidence of a crime.” We have some of the nation’s leading lawyers and law professors on our side, but without public pressure, that will not be enough.
We need everyone (including you!) to contact the Dane County DA and Sheriff—and post on social media—that she and the rest of the #Ridglan8 must be returned to the rescuers or an appropriate humane society. (Feel free to use this image in your own post.)
In your post, email, or phone call, you can simply say:
“Dogs facing criminal abuse at Ridglan Farms were illegally seized by police from rescuers and returned to their abusers. Do the right thing and rescue the dogs!”
Dane County District Attorney
Ismael Ozanne
(608) 266-4211
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Dane County Sheriff
Kalvin Barrett
(608) 284- 6800 (Press 8 for complaints)
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