August Town Hall - John Ramer, Kindness Ranch
2025-08-27 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Winnipeg)
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Please welcome back our friend, our partner, John Ramer, Executive Director of Kindness Ranch Animal Sanctuary.
As you may recall, we spoke with John awhile back (November 2022) after he was instrumental in the rescue and homing of the “Envigo” beagles.
We are thrilled to sit down with John again, this time not as a first time face to face, but as friends and partners. John, his wife Katy, and their team march on humbly and quietly – caring for and placing so many dogs from facilities in the U.S. into loving homes and in our case, a very grateful Canadian organization! Their work and kind approach has truly made Kindness Ranch a trusted sanctuary for these special dogs and has even captured the hearts of many politicians in Washington. Kindness Ranch is continuing to make a difference for animals in research in the U.S. and because of their collaborative ways, without so much as trying, is also making a difference in Canada!
We will talk about National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus closures, our partnership, and Kindness Ranch’s upcoming Gala + your favourite – Q and A!
Join us for this pretty special get together!
Website: Kindness Ranch Animal SanctuaryFacebook: Kindness RanchInstagram: @kindnessranchYouTube: Kindness Ranch Animal Sanctuary

Town Hall - Ridglan Farms: The Path Toward Accountability and Change
2025-11-19 19:00 - 20:00
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Ridglan Farms: The Path Toward Accountability and Change
The 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.
A 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.
Amy Van Aartsen
Amy 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.
Living 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.
Lindsey Soffes
Lindsey 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.
Lindsey 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.
Website: The Marty Project
Website: Rise for Animals

Town Hall - Justin Goodman, Sr. VP, White Coat Waste
2026-01-21 19:00 - 20:00
Recent Successes for Animals in Research in the U.S.,plus an update on U.S. Funded Facilities in Canada
Justin 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.
His 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.
Goodman 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.

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Town Hall - Melanie D.G. Kaplan
2026-01-31 10:00 - 11:00
“This remarkable book moved me deeply.”Dr. Jane Goodall, Founder, The Jane Goodall Institute

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.
Website: Melanie D. G. Kaplan

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Town Hall - Dr. Stacy M. Lopresti-Goodman
2026-02-18 19:00 - 20:00
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Trends in the Number of Dogs used in Research over the Past Few Decades
Dr. 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.
She 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.
She 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.
She 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.

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Ridglan Farm Beagles Event: Supporting Fosters, Adopters and Rescues
2026-05-26 19:30 - 21:00
Hosted by Lori Cohen – The Beagle Alliance, John Ramer – Kindness Ranch, and Chelsey Marino – Keeper and Kin, this special evening is designed for anyone fostering, adopting, or even considering welcoming a former research dog from Ridglan Farms into their home AND of for the incredible organizations who are facilitating this journey. READ MORE

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May Town Hall - SPCA International
2026-05-27 19:00 - 20:00
A look at SPCA International’s remarkable trip to Spain to advocate for and rescue innocent galgos discarded after the hunting season alongside our longtime and trusted partner, SOS Galgos.
Lori Kalef, the Director of Programs, Katie Raab, the Advocacy & Events Campaign Coordinator, and Owen Laukkanen, Programs Associate at SPCA International, will share their participation in the peaceful demonstration in Barcelona, a conversation with the mayor of Calatorao, a guided tour by a galgo rescuer in the town of Épila, bringing a galgo found at a gas station to safety, participating in a school workshop to teach children about animal compassion, and bringing 25 rescued galgos to the U.S. for their second chance.
SPCA International is a global animal welfare organization with a mission that is simple, but vast: to advance the safety and well-being of animals. Through outreach, rescue and education programs, SPCA International spearheads lifesaving initiatives and assists grassroots animal activists worldwide. Visit us at spcai.org.

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RIDGLAN BEAGLES: An Additional Evening of Support, Safety, Learning & Community
2026-06-30 19:30 - 21:00
Hosted by Lori Cohen – The Beagle Alliance, John Ramer – Kindness Ranch, and Chelsey Marino – Keeper and Kin, this special evening is designed for anyone fostering, adopting, or even considering welcoming a former research dog from Ridglan Farms into their home AND of for the incredible organizations who are facilitating this journey.
First, thank you to everyone who attended and showed interest in our very first evening for adopters, fosters, and organizations caring for beagles released from Ridglan Farms. It was an incredibly special event where we answered questions, shared experiences, and did our best to prepare families for what to expect when welcoming a former research beagle into their lives.
The evening was so well attended that we simply could not connect with everyone who wanted to participate. Since then, we have received numerous inquiries from people who were unable to attend, as well as requests from many attendees who would like to join us again for further discussion and support.
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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 Events for FREE, however should you like to donate a small gift towards these efforts, we would be so grateful. THANK YOU!
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