A ’90s television star has been arrested after a coordinated, camera-ready raid on a Wisconsin dog breeding facility freed dozens of beagles—and landed 20 activists in handcuffs. Alexandra Paul, best known for playing Lieutenant Stephanie Holden on Baywatch between 1992 and 1997, was among those arrested for trespassing at Ridglan Farms in Blue Mounds, roughly 30 miles west of Madison. Around 60 activists, all dressed in white protective suits, were filmed breaking into the facility and carrying beagles out. The Coalition to Save the Ridglan Dogs claimed 31 dogs were taken; authorities recovered eight. “Some of the beagles taken were recovered and returned to Ridglan Farms, but several beagles remain unaccounted for,” said Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett. Ridglan Farms has previously drawn activist attention for breeding beagles used in scientific research. Paul, 62, is no stranger to animal rights charges—she was charged with misdemeanor theft in 2021 for taking two chickens from a Foster Farms truck in California, and was later found not guilty.
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