05/29/2026
Sweet Etta.
A preview of her very first photo session before her gallery is sent to her foster family and adopters.
As well as her first sniffs.
Her first walks on grass.
Her first collar (which she's still not quite sure about).
Her first everything.
Everything, that is, except life inside a wire cage in a windowless facility, surrounded by the constant barking of hundreds of other dogs.
Some Ridglan dogs are settling into their new lives with surprising ease. Others carry trauma that may require a lifetime of patience, consistency, and understanding. I find myself asking the same question every day: how did we, as humans, ever decide this was an acceptable way to treat man's best friend?
The Ridglan beagles have shown us both the worst and the best of humanity.
We know the worst part of this story.
But when these dogs needed help, people from around the world stepped forward. Rescuers, fosters, transporters, veterinarians, donors, advocates, and complete strangers united for dogs they had never met.
And that is the part of this story I choose to hold onto.
Because Ridglan proved that when enough good people put aside their differences, stand up and say "enough," lives can change.
Etta's already has🤍
Beagle Freedom Project
Debra Carter Randall
