Chami, a 4-year-old beagle, and her laboratory “cage-mate”, Felicity, have spent the past 10 months locked away inside Texas A&M’s cruel and corrupt research facility — join us TODAY in the fight for their lives!
Behind Texas A&M’s polished image of ethics and advancement lies a darker truth. Whistleblowers and exposed communications reveal animals condemned to futile, fatal experiments; staff mocking their suffering as “comical”; and a university showing blatant disregard for both animal welfare and real scientific progress.
When Beagle Freedom Project learned of Chami and Felicity’s suffering, we launched a relentless campaign to save their lives. Thanks to a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) granted to BFP, Chami and Felicity are momentarily safe from further experimentation… but their fate still hangs in the balance.
Take Action – Tell Texas A&M to Release Chami and Felicity
Call and Email Texas A&M
- Ray Bonilla, General Counsel:
(979) 458-6128 - Glenda Rogers, Assistant to the General Counsel:
(979) 458-6128
- IACUC Chair / Animal Welfare Office:
(979) 845-1828
animalcompliance@tamu.edu - Research Compliance & Biosafety (Office):
(979) 845-8585 - Comparative Medicine (Office):
comparative-medicine@tamu.edu - Robert E. Rose, CMP Executive Director:
(979) 845-3800
rrose@tamu.edu - Clay Ashley, Associate Executive Director:
(979) 845-3800
cashley@tamu.edu
(979) 845-3800
jbova@tamu.edu
(979) 845-7433
gkapp@tamu.edu
(979) 845-2828
pnghiem@tamu.edu
(979) 845-4016 / (979) 845-5051
bonnierush@tamu.edu>
rvemulapalli@tamu.edu
(979) 845-5092
mcriscitiello@cvm.tamu.edu
sdrgac@tamu.edu
Texas A&M’s Connection to Collapsing Criminal Breeder: Ridglan Farms
Chami and Felicity, two beagles purchased by Texas A&M from criminal breeder Ridglan Farms, have endured unimaginable suffering — first at Ridglan’s abusive facility, then in A&M’s laboratories. Now Ridglan has collapsed under investigation, but A&M still won’t let them go.
Texas A&M chose to buy beagles from Ridglan Farms because they were cheap, while being fully aware of Ridglan’s history of abuse. For years, Ridglan stacked over 3,000 dogs in wire cages, conducting illegal surgical procedures documented since 2017. After overwhelming evidence of criminal animal cruelty, Ridglan surrendered its license to avoid felony charges. The facility that terrorized Chami and Felicity is done.
But Texas A&M refuses to free them. Beagle Freedom Project has offered to give Chami and Felicity homes where they can finally heal from the hell they’ve survived — both at Ridglan and at A&M. The university says no. It’s time to demand their release.
Texas A&M’s exposed emails — written in response to our campaign to free Chami and Felicity — reveal a chilling culture of cruelty and concealment.
Sign the Petition to Help Free Chami and Felicity
Instead of releasing Chami and Felicity — two beagles who have already endured unspeakable abuse — into Beagle Freedom Project’s care, Texas A&M continues to hold them captive, refusing to let them go to the homes they deserve.
Sign the petition now and demand Texas A&M release Chami and Felicity. They have survived hell at Ridglan and at A&M — it’s time to set them free.
Beagle Freedom Project has always been at the forefront of positive, compassionate change. This includes helping people seamlessly incorporate animal outreach, fostering and adoption, and innovation, like our Cruelty Cutter app into your daily life. Beagle Freedom Project makes it easy to be involved whether you have a little or a lot of time.