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CassieTechWizard authored Feb 5, 2025
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that made it clear there is public support for animal rescue.
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<h4>1/9/2025 Update: Judge Agrees to Appoint Special Prosecutor!</h4>
<h4>This court case completely flipped. Now, Ridglan is the one facing prosecution!</h4>
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The Dane County District Attorney’s office is still
failing to prosecute Ridglan Farms for criminal animal cruelty, but former defendant Wayne Hsiung and local groups Dane4Dogs and Alliance for Animals filed a petition with the Dane County Courthouse asking the court to appoint a special prosecutor to prosecute Ridglan. Dane County Judge Rhonda Lanford agreed to hold an evidentiary hearing, which took place on October 24, 2024. The Animal Activist Legal Defense Project represented Dane4Dogs. The court heard testimony from investigator Wayne Hsiung, veterinarians, and former Ridglan employees who testified about the company's routine abuse of dogs, including non-veterinarians conducting surgeries on dogs without anesthetics. After reviewing this evidence, Judge Lanford issued her ruling on January 9, 2025. She{" "}
The Dane County District Attorney’s office failed to prosecute Ridglan Farms for criminal animal cruelty, but former defendant Wayne Hsiung and local groups Dane4Dogs and Alliance for Animals filed a petition with the Dane County Courthouse asking the court to appoint a special prosecutor to prosecute Ridglan. Dane County Judge Rhonda Lanford agreed to hold an evidentiary hearing, which took place on October 24, 2024. The Animal Activist Legal Defense Project represented Dane4Dogs. The court heard testimony from investigator Wayne Hsiung, veterinarians, and former Ridglan employees who testified about the company's routine abuse of dogs, including non-veterinarians conducting surgeries on dogs without anesthetics. After reviewing this evidence, Judge Lanford issued her ruling on January 9, 2025. She{" "}
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granted the petition
</a>{" "} to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute Ridglan Farms for animal cruelty! This decision marks a major victory in our fight to hold Ridglan Farms accountable. A special prosecutor will now be appointed to investigate the facility's widespread violations of animal welfare laws. And if we keep the pressure on, this could lead to shutting down operations at Ridglan Farms for good.
</a>{" "} to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute Ridglan Farms for animal cruelty! This decision marks a major victory in our fight to hold Ridglan Farms accountable. On February 5, the Court appointed La Crosse County District Attorney Tim Gruenke to be the special prosecutor on this case. DA Gruenke will now begin his investigation into animal cruelty at Ridglan Farms. And if we keep the pressure on, this could lead to shutting down operations at Ridglan Farms for good.
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