2,000 beagles. Born into cages. Bred for experiments. Denied sunlight, grass, freedom, and love. This is the story of the fight to rescue them all. Free The Beagles is a powerful new investigative podcast series following the urgent mission to save thousands of beagles from Ridglan Farms, a Wisconsin facility that breeds dogs for experimentation. What began as a rescue effort became something much bigger: a shocking story of animal testing, police force, media spin, government silence, and everyday people willing to risk everything for dogs who have never known freedom. Hosted by Allison Melody of Food Heals, this series follows th...
Latest episodes
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59 min
Hello Dolly! The Ridglan Rescue Beagle Who Changed My Life
Today’s episode is a full-circle moment. After months of covering the fight to save the beagles from Ridglan Farms, Allison is sharing the behind-the-scenes story of what happened…
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1 h 01
From Tear Gas to Touching Grass: Mansi Goel Had Just Met Her Team. Minutes Later, They Were on the Front Lines…
Mansi Goel and Allison Melody had just met. They were on their way to what they thought was a beagle rescue training session when the call came in: “It’s happening now.” In a shock…
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55 min
Whistleblower Tells All: Undercover Hero Scotty Gilbertson on on What He Saw Inside Ridglan and the Moment the…
Most people will never see what really happens behind closed doors inside a place like Ridglan Farms. Scotty Gilbertson did. Scotty is an undercover whistleblower who went inside t…
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1 h 01
The Beagles Are Finally Getting Released! Trey and Allison React in Real Time
What happens when people stop looking away and start showing up? In this emotional episode of Food Heals, Allison sits down with Trey, co-founder of Animal Activism Collective, rig…
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47 min
Peaceful Puppy Rescuers Tear-Gassed While Trying to Save Beagles: What Really Happened at Ridglan Farms
We came prepared to carry beagles to safety. Instead, we walked into tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets, manure trenches, chaos, fear, and what felt like a war zone. In this ra…
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1 h 10
She Saved a Beagle from a Life of Abuse. Then She Was Arrested: Jennifer Tourkin and the Ridglan Farms Rescue…
They were born into cages, raised for experiments, and when brave people tried to get them out, those were the people placed in handcuffs. In this episode of Free The Beagles, Alli…
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1 h 01
Dog Rescuer Arrested for Saving Beagles: Pete Reimann’s Fight to Free the Ridglan Beagles
He went from mocking vegan videos to being arrested for carrying a rescued beagle to safety. In this episode of Free The Beagles, Allison Melody sits down with vegan animal activis…
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30 min
The Rescue That Exposed Ridglan Farms: 31 Beagles Carried Out, 8 Taken Back, and 2,000 Still Waiting
Dogs like Allison Melody’s beagle Lily are being bred for experiments in the U.S. Kept in cages. Used. Abused. Denied sunlight, freedom, play, safety, and love. But a brave group o…