Endorsements · A bipartisan coalition
Dogs are not partisan.
Neither is this campaign.
The coalition runs from progressive Democrats in Congress to conservative figures on the right; from Wisconsin state lawmakers to humane societies, veterinarians, faith leaders, and citizens across the political spectrum. When the issue is dogs in cages, the political map disappears.
Leading voices
One Democrat. Two Republicans. The same call.
Three federal-level figures — on opposite sides of the aisle — have made ending the breeding of dogs for laboratories a defining federal issue.
Lara Trump
Conservative voice
April 18, 2026
Publicly called on Ridglan to accept the $1 million offer to surrender the 2,000 dogs in its care.
Read the endorsement Federal DemocratsRep. Mark Pocan
U.S. House (D-WI 2) — Ridglan's own congressman
April 2026
Took Ridglan to the U.S. House floor and secured federal-licensing language directing the USDA to review breeders who lose their state license.
Read the endorsement Conservative voicesRep. Nick Langworthy
U.S. House (R-NY 23) — Western New York
April 24, 2026
Wrote to HHS and NIH calling for an immediate end to federal funding for research using dogs from Ridglan Farms — and a phase-out of all federal support for breeding dogs for experimentation.
Read the endorsementThe full coalition
State lawmakers and additional voices.
Laura Loomer
Conservative activist
Spoke out publicly against what is happening at Ridglan Farms — referenced by Rep. Pocan on the U.S. House floor.
Read the endorsement Conservative voicesTomi Lahren
Conservative commentator
Posted publicly against Ridglan Farms — another prominent conservative voice in the bipartisan coalition.
Read the endorsement Conservative voicesRep. Nancy Mace
U.S. House (R-SC)
Spoke out against federal taxpayer funding of laboratory experimentation on animals.
Read the endorsement Conservative voicesRep. Derrick Van Orden
U.S. House (R-WI 3) — Western Wisconsin
Republican congressman from western Wisconsin who weighed in on Ridglan Farms, saying he believes all animals need to be protected.
Read the endorsement Wisconsin state lawmakersRep. Francesca Hong
WI State Assembly (D-Madison) — Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate
Called for an immediate transition plan for the dogs and committed to ensuring no facility like Ridglan operates without state oversight.
Read the endorsementWhat this proves
The political math is settled. Marshall is next.
When voices this far apart end up on the same side of a question, the question is no longer political. The same coalition behind Ridglan is now turning toward Marshall BioResources.