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Opinion: UW-Madison must end investigation, stop animal testing

Poisoned, killed, skinned and dissected. In 2023, six beagles purchased from Ridglan Farms were injected with methylene blue by researchers at University of Wisconsin–Madison before being euthanized and dissected for research.

Photos obtained through public records during a recent Rise for Animals investigation show the six dogs unconscious before being killed, their organs on display. The images are too graphic for news organizations to publish, and the university unsurprisingly fought to conceal them.