After 4,000 Beagles were seized from a facility in Virginia that was
breeding them to be sold to scientists for drug trials, a fantastic dog
rehoming initiative is presently ongoing in the US.
The abused dogs were rescued from an Envigo facility in Cumberland after it
was shut down due to many allegations of animal rights breaches, in what has
been referred to as one of the largest dog rescue operations in the history
of the nation.
The Telegraph stated that government inspectors discovered that Beagles
there were being slaughtered rather being treated for diseases that were
easily treatable, nursing mother Beagles were denied meals, and when they
were finally given, the food they received contained maggots, mildew, and
feces.
The Humane Society stated in a statement that 25 Beagle pups perished
during an eight-week period from exposure to the cold, and that some of them
were hurt when other dogs bit them in crowded settings.
Given that many of the dogs already exhibit indications of stress, rehoming
organizations have already said that the sad conditions in which the dogs
were kept will have an effect on how they behave in the future. Some of the
puppies who were saved had never even been held and had no idea how to
play.
Privately held contract research organization Envigo—also known as the
business that operated the Virginia facility—offers research models, related
products, and services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries,
as well as to the government, the academic community, and other life science
organizations.
The US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against it in May 2022 for
breaking the Animal Welfare Act. The factory would thereafter be shut down,
according to parent firm Inotiv's announcement in June. Envigo reached a
settlement with the government in July without having to pay any fines at
all.
However, according to Republican state senator for Virginia Bill Stanley,
who stated with The Telegraph, "I attempted to shut them down in 2019, but
was not successful," the campaign to save the Beagles started far earlier
than 2022. But we continued to struggle over the years.
About 4,000 beagles are looking for homes after animal rescue organizations started removing them from a Virginia facility that bred them to be sold to laboratories for drug experiments. https://t.co/9R4AwU94qJ pic.twitter.com/iT54OF3LTv
— CNN (@CNN) August 11, 2022
Shelters in Virginia and its neighboring states have already begun
accepting the dogs, giving them a thorough checkup that includes medical
checks, vaccines, and any other treatments they may require. The Beagles
won't be ready for adoption until then, and we're hoping they'll find loving
homes.
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