NEWYou can listen to Fox News articles now!Hundreds of animal rights activists converged on a Wisconsin breeding and research facility Saturday, forcing local law enforcers to use tear gas and rubber bullets to maintain peace. “It was obvious from the start that this would not be a peaceful demonstration,” Dane Country Sherriff Kalvin Barrett wrote on Facebook. “The DCSO’s response to the active break in attempts by hundreds protesters was appropriate, proportionate and appropriate to the behaviors observed. We were able maintain order with the help of our partner agencies without any serious injuries. “Wayne Hsiung was arrested on probable cause within minutes of arriving on the property for conspiracy to commit a burglary,” the sheriff’s department said. Hsiung had previewed the protest earlier this week on the “Tomi Lahren Is Fearless’ video podcast. The department posted on Facebook that “The Sheriff’s Office had pre-planned a tier-based response to resisting the dogs, if necessary.” “The response was appropriate and strategic to the activists’ actions. The confrontation began at 8:52 am local time in Blue Mounds Wisconsin, when organizers suddenly moved up the previously announced Sunday protest. Authorities said that about 1,000 activists had gathered there after organizers abruptly changed their plans. Animal activists are ready to fight for the beaglesHsiung was being held in the Dane County Jail on Saturday. Hsiung, an animal welfare lawyer, was being held Saturday in the Dane County Jail. “This is bravery that can change the world. We cannot give up the dogs. If we remain focused on this goal, the repression may backfire.” Rep. Mark Pocan, D.-Wis. represents this district and just this week called out President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on this topic. Pocan shared a video of his House Hearing questioning on X. “In my district, a facility that breeds beagles called Ridglan farms has hundreds of code infractions, including serious harm to dogs’ health. Yet the NIH still gives funding to groups who use beagles bred at this facility,” Pocan wrote. “I asked Secretary Kennedy to stop the practice. “FAUCI UNDER IRE OVER A REPORT ALLEGING NIAID Spent $400K ON RESEARCH INFLECTING DOGS with PARASITES. Former President Joe Biden’s administration has long criticized the use of beagles for animal testing. “I believe you but I have a difficult time believing that,” Biden responded. “I have to investigate this.” Kennedy said that “we have done more than any administration to end animal tests,” Kennedy continued. He claimed that “we have ended most of them.” “What you describe should not be happening,” he continued.GOP TARGETS TRANSGENDER ANIMAL TESTING TO DEFUND DEMAND FROM NIHThe White Coat Waste Project has been actively pressuring the Trump administration about the beagles tests, claiming that “RFK literally lied” to Congress regarding the continued funding of animal testing. According to WCWP Senior vice president Justin Goodman. Goodman wrote in X that “in truth, they have given over $126,000,000 in new funding to cat and dog labs since RFK assumed office.” “Since the first day of RFK’s tenure, he had the authority to cut funding overnight for these grants. He has admitted it. He has instead kept them alive. “Senior NIH officials and HHS officials contacted us and told us to stop talking. They even abused their power (and federal ethics laws) by contacting our board and urging it to disavow the criticisms we made about the continued funding of dog and cat tests. “We have a list of receipts that prove all of this. “Fox News Digital contacted HHS, NIH and Pocan’s Office, as well as Goodman, for comment. They did not respond immediately. The activists took matters into themselves on Saturday. Barrett said 300 to 400 demonstrators were “violently breaking into the property” in addition to assaulting officers. Barrett, in a video posted on social media, said that the protest was not peaceful. He accused demonstrators of ignoring designated areas and blocking emergency access roads. Officials said that some protesters were peaceful, but those who continued to ignore warnings and tried to enter the property, were met with tear gas first as a deterrent. According to the sheriff’s department, as the confrontation intensified deputies used less-lethal 40mm ammunition and pepper balls. Authorities also said that a driver was arrested for recklessly driving through the property without stopping it before law enforcement, calling the incident an potentially deadly threat. Hsuing’s X account announced his arrest with a statement that said, “Only a corrupt system would use tear gas and rubber balls against peaceful activists who are saving dogs.” “We are witnessing the worst of humanity today. In the courage of rescuers is also the best. “Deputies, however, said investigators recovered what they described as burglary tools including saws, fence cutters and sledgehammers, along with handcuff keys and tear gas allegedly carried by activists.The sheriff’s office said activists also tried to divert law enforcement resources during the attempted breach by overwhelming Dane County’s 911 center and flooding the department with phone calls.PENTAGON’S ‘BARBARIC’ DRUG TESTING ON BEAGLES RAISES HACKLES OF PET-LOVING POLITICIANSSaturday’s clash marked the second high-profile protest at Ridglan Farms in recent weeks. In March, activists entered the facility to remove 30 dogs. This led to the arrest of 27 people for trespassing, among other charges. Ridglan Farms houses approximately 2,000 beagles and has denied mistreating the animals. The facility agreed to surrender its state licensing effective July 1, 2015 in a deal that avoided prosecution for animal mistreatment charges. However, it continues to deny abuse and neglect. The protest was publicized ahead of time, with plans to seize the dogs from the property on Sunday. Some activists were frustrated that no animals were removed as the effort stalled.