For the first time in their lives, many beagles rescued from Wisconsin's controversial Ridglan Farms are learning how to be dogs.After spending years in a breeding facility that supplied animals for laboratory research, hundreds of the dogs are now settling into their forever homes, where they're encountering grass, stairs, toys and affection for the first time."They right now don't even know they're dogs," Paws of War co-founder Robert Misseri said during a segment on "My View with Lara Trump."RIDGLAN FARMS BEAGLES BEGIN LEAVING WISCONSIN FACILITY AFTER RESCUE GROUPS STRIKE DEAL FOR RELEASEA pair of beagles stand next to an anti-animal experiments banner.(Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)"They come in, [and] they're coming from a very, very difficult environment but, as we transition them to the families, as we've seen with the adopters, they are coming around."Misseri's organization helps train and place shelter dogs to assist U.S.
military veterans suffering from the emotional effects of war.He told Fox News that the group took 10 beagles into their care upon their release.The dogs were among a group that was transferred from the facility after state investigators uncovered alleged violations of animal welfare laws, prompting a rescue effort that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
Kennedy Jr.called a "major win for animal welfare.""It was just a very rewarding opportunity for this organization to be part of that [rescue]," Misseri said.Adapting to life outside the controversial facility takes time.
Stepping onto the grass, climbing up stairs and learning to be around humans poses a challenge for some time."When you see them and they're shut down, that's how they live.They lived like that," Misseri explained.HORSES HELP HEAL SOLDIERS AMID ISRAEL’S MOUNTING PTSD CRISIS AFTER OCT 7 ATTACKSFox News host Lara Trump speaks to Paws of War co-founder Robert Misseri on the Saturday June 20 episode of "My View With Lara Trump." ...