BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Beagle Alliance - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Beagle Alliance X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://thebeaglealliance.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Beagle Alliance REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20251119T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20251119T200000 DTSTAMP:20260504T230909 CREATED:20251110T203323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T221513Z UID:10000131-1763578800-1763582400@thebeaglealliance.org SUMMARY:Town Hall - Ridglan Farms: The Path Toward Accountability and Change DESCRIPTION:SEE OUR TOWN HALL HERE\n \n \n \n \n \n Ridglan Farms: The Path Toward Accountability and Change\nThe Beagle Alliance welcomes Amy Van Aartsen of The Marty Project and Lindsey Soffes of Rise for Animals for a timely update on Ridglan Farms\, the U.S.’ second-largest breeder of dogs for use in research. \nA firsthand listen on how The Marty Project and Rise for Animals have teamed up to pursue justice for these dogs and how their organizations have employed collaboration as a powerful tool leveraging combined expertise in science\, law\, and advocacy to make a difference for animals. \nAmy Van Aartsen\nAmy Van Aartsen is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Marty Project\, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing public policy that replaces the use of dogs in human product safety testing with evidence-based scientific alternatives. Drawing on her expertise as a scientist specializing in non-animal methods (NAMs) and her background in public health\, Amy focuses on creating systems-level change by working collaboratively with policymakers\, scientists\, and biotechnology companies to elevate and expediate the full implementation of NAMs. \nLiving just minutes from Ridglan Farms\, Amy and her beagle Maggie have been uniquely positioned to press for accountability and justice on behalf of the thousands of dogs confined there. In partnership with Rise for Animals\, The Marty Project has spotlighted the urgent need for systemic reform by exposing the injustices endured by the dogs at Ridglan Farms. \nLindsey Soffes\nLindsey Soffes leads programs at Rise for Animals\, a national animal rights organization dedicated to ending animal experimentation. With a background in law and nonprofit advocacy\, her work focuses on investigating the hidden realities of the animal research industry and driving exposure\, advocacy\, and public mobilization to end it. \nLindsey has led Rise’s efforts to help confront and hold accountable Ridglan Farms. In frequent collaboration with The Marty Project\, Rise has filed multiple state and federal complaints\, supported the passage of a county resolution calling for state action\, and brought attention to the absence of meaningful federal oversight of the animal research industry—using Ridglan as a case study of the legal\, regulatory\, and ethical failures that define the system. \nWebsite: The Marty Project \nWebsite: Rise for Animals URL:https://thebeaglealliance.org/event/nov-town-hall-ridglan-farms-accountability-change/ CATEGORIES:Town Hall Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thebeaglealliance.org/tba/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Town-Hall-202511-Amy-Maggie-Lindsey.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Beagle Alliance":MAILTO:info@thebeaglealliance.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20260121T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20260121T200000 DTSTAMP:20260504T230909 CREATED:20260112T211331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T002321Z UID:10000135-1769022000-1769025600@thebeaglealliance.org SUMMARY:Town Hall - Justin Goodman\, Sr. VP\, White Coat Waste DESCRIPTION:Recent Successes for Animals in Research in the U.S.\,plus an update on U.S. Funded Facilities in Canada \nJustin Goodman is Senior Vice President of Advocacy and Public Policy at the bipartisan nonprofit watchdog White Coat Waste\, whose sole focus is finding\, exposing and defunding $20 billion a year in U.S. government-funded animal testing. For more than 20 years\, he has led investigations\, grassroots campaigns\, and lobbying efforts that have exposed and ended taxpayer-funded experiments on dogs\, cats\, primates\, and other animals. \nHis work has helped enact precedent-setting state and federal laws and policies that have shut down animal laboratories and significantly reduced or eliminated taxpayer-funded animal experiments. Goodman’s efforts are regularly cited by the U.S. Congress and featured in major media outlets including The New York Times\, Washington Post\, Wall Street Journal\, Politico\, CBS News\, and Fox News\, among others. \nGoodman has co-authored peer-reviewed research on the ethical\, scientific\, and regulatory issues surrounding animal testing. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Connecticut and previously served as an adjunct professor of sociology at Marymount University\, where he taught international study-abroad programs on illegal wildlife trafficking. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SEE OUR TOWN HALL HERE URL:https://thebeaglealliance.org/event/town-hall-justin-goodman/ CATEGORIES:Town Hall Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thebeaglealliance.org/tba/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Justin-Goodman-Town-Hall-2026-01.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Beagle Alliance":MAILTO:info@thebeaglealliance.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20260131T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20260131T110000 DTSTAMP:20260504T230909 CREATED:20251215T211945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T213009Z UID:10000133-1769853600-1769857200@thebeaglealliance.org SUMMARY:Town Hall - Melanie D.G. Kaplan DESCRIPTION:“This remarkable book moved me deeply.”Dr. Jane Goodall\, Founder\, The Jane Goodall Institute \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Melanie D. G. Kaplan is a journalist and author from Washington DC who has written for The Atlantic\, The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal and many more. She will be telling us about her new book – LAB DOG: A Beagle and his Human Investigate the Surprising World of Animal Research. \nWebsite: Melanie D. G. Kaplan \n \n SEE OUR TOWN HALL HERE URL:https://thebeaglealliance.org/event/town-hall-melanie-d-g-kaplan/ CATEGORIES:Town Hall Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thebeaglealliance.org/tba/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Kaplan-Melanie-photo-credit-Hannele-Lahti.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Beagle Alliance":MAILTO:info@thebeaglealliance.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20260218T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20260218T200000 DTSTAMP:20260504T230909 CREATED:20260112T212503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T225305Z UID:10000136-1771441200-1771444800@thebeaglealliance.org SUMMARY:Town Hall - Dr. Stacy M. Lopresti-Goodman DESCRIPTION:SEE OUR TOWN HALL HERE\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trends in the Number of Dogs used in Research over the Past Few Decades\nDr. Stacy M. Lopresti-Goodman is a Professor of Psychology and the Director for the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Marymount University\, in Arlington\, VA\, USA. \nShe teaches a variety of courses which educate students about the harms of captivity on nonhuman animals\, including Abnormal Primate Psychology and Food\, Ethics and Society. \nShe also actively engages in research aimed at understanding the enduring negative impact that confinement and usage in laboratories have on the psychological well-being of nonhuman animals\, particularly primates and dogs. She has presented her research at academic conferences nationally and internationally\, published in peer-reviewed journals\, and has been featured in media outlets such as the Washington Post\, Nature\, NPR\, and Science. \nShe will talk about trends in the number of dogs used in research over the past few decades\, and her research demonstrating that dogs rehomed from laboratories make great companions. \n \n \n \n \n \n The Beagle Alliance believes strongly in the power of community and in being able to have you join in on powerful conversations. We offer all of these Town Hall events for FREE\, however should you like to donate a small gift towards these efforts\, we would be so grateful. THANK YOU! \n Your Gift is Appreciated URL:https://thebeaglealliance.org/event/town-hall-dr-stacy-lopresti-goodman/ CATEGORIES:Town Hall Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thebeaglealliance.org/tba/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Stacy-Lopresti-Goodman-Town-Hall-2026-02.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Beagle Alliance":MAILTO:info@thebeaglealliance.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR