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The Dog I’ll Go to Prison For
The beagle with the serial code YPP5 seared into his ear burst through the broken window into a bright new world on March 15, 2026.
Moments earlier, my friend Austin had taken this sad-eyed puppy from a cage at Ridglan Farms and thrust him...
This Changes Everything
Something happened in the last 24 hours that should give every animal trapped in a cage hope for the future.
I don’t mean the breaking news that came out yesterday, though it brought tears to my eyes. (I’ll have more to say about that in...
This Is a War on Love. Love Will Win.
On April 18, I held my friend Aditya’s shoulder as he blindly navigated our jail cell. He had been assaulted by police, gassed, and blinded by pepper spray.
Three days later, a Wisconsin court ordered me not to speak with him. I was indefi...
We Have 9 Weeks to Save 2,000 Dogs. You Pick the Plan.
There is still hope for the Ridglan dogs.
While direct action did not get the dogs out, it has left us in a stronger position than we’ve ever been. There is unprecedented attention focused on Ridglan and experiments on dogs. CNN, the New...
Why We Failed to Save the Ridglan Dogs
Our plan to save thousands of dogs from Ridglan Farms exploded with a can of tear gas.
On April 18, 1000+ people converged on Ridglan Farms with a seemingly simple plan. Rescue the dogs from criminal abuse using every nonviolent means pos...
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Animal rescuer. Animal rights lawyer. Dog dad. Co-founder of The Simple Heart Initiative. Formerly, DxE co-founder & faculty at Northwestern Law. Register for the DC Summit in March: https://rescue.eventbrite.com/?aff=social
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