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What Ridglan’s “Happy, Healthy” Beagles Looked Like
Rise for Animals, October 19, 2026
Ridglan Farms pointed to government inspections as proof its beagles were healthy. Then the dogs were released—bearing the literal and figurative scars of their past.
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It’s Not Just Marshall: Exposing the “Lab Dog” Pipeline
Rise for Animals, October 15, 2026
A new map traces thousands of dogs through a research pipeline that extends far beyond Marshall BioResources.
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UW-Madison Students Call It the Poultry Lab. They’re Right.
Rise for Animals, September 24, 2026
At UW–Madison, a poultry science course offers a disturbing lesson in how institutions teach students to normalize animal suffering.
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The Federal Government is Helping Keep Marshall in Business
Lindsey Soffes, Rise for Animals, September 10, 2026
Marshall BioResources' business depends on demand—and the federal government is helping create it, spending taxpayer dollars to purchase animals for military experiments.
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The Loneliest Monkeys in America
Rise for Animals, August 27, 2026
A monkey can bite herself bloody from isolation, and the lab imprisoning her alone can still be in compliance with U.S. federal law and animal research guidelines.
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The Two Inspectors Behind Marshall’s “Clean” Record
Lindsey Soffes, Rise for Animals, August 17, 2026
The breeder of dogs, cats, ferrets, and pigs for research points to clean USDA inspections. A closer look at records shows how little those reports may actually reveal.
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Ridglan Shocked the Public. Marshall Should Too.
Christie Hendrickson, Rise for Animals, August 12, 2026
Marshall BioResources promotes clean cages and cared-for animals. But whistleblowers reveal a different story inside the U.S.'s largest breeder of dogs for experiments.
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Inside the Poll Built to Save an Oregon Primate Lab
Lindsey Soffes, Rise for Animals, July 30, 2026
A new Ipsos poll claims Americans support animal research—but its sponsor, sample, and leading questions tell a very different story.
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Animal Researchers Got Basic Human Blood Science Wrong
Lindsey Soffes, Rise for Animals, July 23, 2026
A Northwestern study reveals that humans and mice form red blood cells differently—overturning decades of assumptions based on animal research.