위스콘신 주 당국, 비글 번식 시설 충돌 관련 약 25명 체포
Wisconsin authorities put total arrests from clashes at beagle breeding facility at about 25
Associated Press
· 🇺🇸 New York, US
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2026-04-21 02:55
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매디슨, 위스콘신 (AP) — 약 1,000명의 동물 복지 활동가들이 위스콘신의 비글 번식 및 연구 시설에 진입하려고 시도하면서 약 25명의 시위자들이 체포되었으며, 경찰관들은 최루 가스와 고무 총알을 발사했다고 당국이 일요일 발표했다.
토요일의 시위는 2개월 내 두 번째 시도로, 시위대들은 블루 마운즈의 릿글란 팜스에서 비글을 빼내려고 했으며, 이 시설은 주도인 매디슨에서 남서쪽으로 약 25마일(약 40킬로미터) 떨어진 곳에 있다. 경찰관들이 집단의 지도자를 체포하며 시위대를 막아냈다.
데인 카운티 셰리프 사무소는 일요일의 상황이 "상당히 차분하고 평화로웠다"고 밝혔으며, 약 200명이 농장 밖에 모였다가 약 2시간 후 흩어졌다고 전했다.
"우리는 이 단체의 협력과 평화를 유지하면서도 릿글란 팜스의 개들을 걱정하는 메시지를 전하려는 의지에 만족한다"고 칼빈 배렛 셰리프는 성명서에서 말했다. "우리는 합법적으로 시위할 권리를 행사하려는 누구든지 지원하게 되어 기쁘다."
셰리프는 토요일 비디오 성명서에서 300명에서 400명의 시위자들이 "폭력적으로 부동산에 진입하려고 시도했다"고 말했다. 그들은 거름으로 가득 찬 참호, 건초 더미, 철조망 펜스를 포함한 바리케이드를 극복하려고 시도했다.
일부는 펜스를 통과했으나 추정 2,000마리의 비글이 보관된 시설에 진입할 수 없었다고 위스콘신 주 저널이 보도했다.
체포된 사람들에는 뉴욕의 릿글란 개들을 구하기 위한 연합의 지도자인 44세의 웨인 사웅이 포함되어 있으며, 그는 절도 음모 혐의로 잠정 중죄로 기소되었다. 그러나 대부분의 피체포자들은 단순히 체포 후 풀려났다고 셰리프 사무소가 일요일 발표했다.
사웅은 일요일 감옥에서의 성명서에서 "개를 돕기 위해 누군가가 폭력을 당해서는 안 되며, 이는 재산 피해가 그 구조 활동의 일부라 하더라도 마찬가지다"고 말했다. "지구의 동물들은 '것'이 아니다. 그들은 감정을 가진 존재이다. 그리고 우리는 그들을 학대로부터 구할 권리가 있다"고 결론지었다.
시위자들은 3월에 시설에 진입했을 때 30마리의 개를 데려갔으며, 당시 당국은 27명을 체포했다.
릿글란은 동물 학대를 부인하지만 동물 학대 혐의로 기소를 피하기 위한 거래의 일환으로 7월 1일부터 주(州) 번식 허가증을 포기하기로 동의했다.
회사 웹사이트에서는 "릿글란 팜스에서의 동물 학대, 잔혹성, 학대 또는 방치에 대한 신뢰할 수 있는 증거가 제시되거나 입증된 적이 없다"고 명시하고 있다.
토요일의 시위는 2개월 내 두 번째 시도로, 시위대들은 블루 마운즈의 릿글란 팜스에서 비글을 빼내려고 했으며, 이 시설은 주도인 매디슨에서 남서쪽으로 약 25마일(약 40킬로미터) 떨어진 곳에 있다. 경찰관들이 집단의 지도자를 체포하며 시위대를 막아냈다.
데인 카운티 셰리프 사무소는 일요일의 상황이 "상당히 차분하고 평화로웠다"고 밝혔으며, 약 200명이 농장 밖에 모였다가 약 2시간 후 흩어졌다고 전했다.
"우리는 이 단체의 협력과 평화를 유지하면서도 릿글란 팜스의 개들을 걱정하는 메시지를 전하려는 의지에 만족한다"고 칼빈 배렛 셰리프는 성명서에서 말했다. "우리는 합법적으로 시위할 권리를 행사하려는 누구든지 지원하게 되어 기쁘다."
셰리프는 토요일 비디오 성명서에서 300명에서 400명의 시위자들이 "폭력적으로 부동산에 진입하려고 시도했다"고 말했다. 그들은 거름으로 가득 찬 참호, 건초 더미, 철조망 펜스를 포함한 바리케이드를 극복하려고 시도했다.
일부는 펜스를 통과했으나 추정 2,000마리의 비글이 보관된 시설에 진입할 수 없었다고 위스콘신 주 저널이 보도했다.
체포된 사람들에는 뉴욕의 릿글란 개들을 구하기 위한 연합의 지도자인 44세의 웨인 사웅이 포함되어 있으며, 그는 절도 음모 혐의로 잠정 중죄로 기소되었다. 그러나 대부분의 피체포자들은 단순히 체포 후 풀려났다고 셰리프 사무소가 일요일 발표했다.
사웅은 일요일 감옥에서의 성명서에서 "개를 돕기 위해 누군가가 폭력을 당해서는 안 되며, 이는 재산 피해가 그 구조 활동의 일부라 하더라도 마찬가지다"고 말했다. "지구의 동물들은 '것'이 아니다. 그들은 감정을 가진 존재이다. 그리고 우리는 그들을 학대로부터 구할 권리가 있다"고 결론지었다.
시위자들은 3월에 시설에 진입했을 때 30마리의 개를 데려갔으며, 당시 당국은 27명을 체포했다.
릿글란은 동물 학대를 부인하지만 동물 학대 혐의로 기소를 피하기 위한 거래의 일환으로 7월 1일부터 주(州) 번식 허가증을 포기하기로 동의했다.
회사 웹사이트에서는 "릿글란 팜스에서의 동물 학대, 잔혹성, 학대 또는 방치에 대한 신뢰할 수 있는 증거가 제시되거나 입증된 적이 없다"고 명시하고 있다.
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A Wisconsin State Patrol officer points a can of mace at activists as officers make way for a van to leave the grounds of Ridglan Farms beagle breeding and research facility on Saturday, April 18, 2026 in Blue Mounds, Wis. (Owen Ziliak/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
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Activists help an elderly woman after she had been tear gassed during an attempt to gain entry into Ridglan Farms beagle breeding and research facility on Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Blue Mounds, Wis. (Owen Ziliak/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Around 25 protesters were arrested as around 1,000 animal welfare activists tried to gain entry to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin and were met by officers firing pepper spray and rubber bullets, authorities said Sunday.
Saturday’s protest was the second attempt in as many months by demonstrators to take beagles from Ridglan Farms in Blue Mounds, about 25 miles (about 40 kilometers) southwest of the capital, Madison. They were turned back by officers who arrested the group’s leader.
The Dane County Sheriff’s Office said the situation was “significantly calmer and more peaceful” on Sunday, when around 200 people assembled outside the farm. They dispersed after around two hours, it said.
“We’re pleased with the group’s cooperation today, and their willingness to remain peaceful, while still sending their message of concern for the dogs at Ridglan Farms,” Sheriff Kalvin Barrett said in a statement. “We are happy to support anyone who wants to exercise the right to protest, as long as they do so lawfully.”
The sheriff had said in a video statement Saturday that 300 to 400 protesters were “violently trying to break into the property.” They tried to overcome barricades that included a manure-filled trench, hay bales and a barbed-wire fence.
Some got through the fence but were unable to enter the facility, where an estimated 2,000 beagles are kept, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.
Those arrested included the leader of the Coalition to Save the Ridglan Dogs, Wayne Hsiung, 44, of New York, who was being held on a tentative felony charge of conspiracy to commit burglary. But most arrestees were just booked and released, the sheriff’s office said Sunday.
“No one should be assaulted for giving aid to a dog, even if damage to property is part of that rescue effort,” Hsuing said in a statement from jail Sunday that also accused authorities of using excessive force. “The animals of this Earth are not “things.” They’re sentient beings. And we have the right to rescue them from abuse,” he concluded.
Protesters took 30 dogs when they broke into the facility in March, when authorities arrested 27 people.
Ridglan denies mistreating animals but agreed in October to give up its state breeding license as of July 1 in a deal to avoid prosecution on animal mistreatment charges.
On its website, the company says “no credible evidence of animal abuse, cruelty, mistreatment or neglect at Ridglan Farms has ever been presented or substantiated.”