Thousand Of Beagles Soon To Be Up For Adoption After Being Taken From Research Facility

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New York (Knewz) — A research group has agreed to turn over more than 4,000 dogs after failing to provide human care and treatment.

The dogs will now be available for adoption, federal officials said.

On July 18, federal prosecutors announced the punishment for Envigo RMS. The company breeds and sells animals for research. The agreement prohibits the company from engaging in any activity at its Cumberland, Virginia, facility.

The U.S. filed suit against the company in May and alleged the company failed to provide human care and treatment to thousands of beagles at the facility.

That includes the lack of housing, feeding, watering, sanitation and other care.

Federal officials worked with the Humane Society of the United States to develop a plan to transfer the 4,000 beagles. They will be made available for adoption.

https://knewz.com/beagles-seized-feds/

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/14/1111394875/envigo-animal-rescue-beagles

[niyad]

1. Sickening. May the Lady of the Beasts deal with all involved accordingly.

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2. Recc'd X1000

may Anubis judge them accordingly!!!!

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3. Dozens of beagles rescued from Virginia medical breeding facility arrive in the Triangle

Dozens of beagles rescued from a medical breeding facility in Virginia have arrived in the Triangle.

Triangle Beagle Rescue of North Carolina posted on Facebook that 79 of the beagles arrived in the area on Tuesday.

The dogs were taken from Envigo breeding and research facility in Cumberland, Virginia after a federal judge approved a plan to rescue about 4,000 of the beagles from the facility.

https://www.wral.com/dozens-of-beagles-rescued-from-virginia-medical-breeding-facility-arrive-in-the-triangle/20391198/

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4. 4,000 Mistreated Beagles Need Homes. These Folks Are Stepping Up.

Hazel, a 6-year-old beagle, got scared her first night in a foster home when she played with a toy and it squeaked. She had never seen a stuffed animal or ball before. She was comfortable with water but afraid of the tub during her first bath.

Hazel is one of more than 400 beagles who were released from a breeding facility in Virginia last week. About 4,000 total are expected to be released to shelters, rescues, foster owners and adoptive families in the next two months.

The mass rescue comes after United States authorities filed a complaint in a federal court in May, after inspections of the Envigo breeding and research facility in Cumberland, Va., over the past two years revealed several violations of federal regulations. Officials found the beagles hungry, sick, mistreated and, in some cases, dead. Many of the animals in the breeding operation were expected to be used in research and testing. After the inspections and calls from lawmakers, a federal judge approved a plan this month to rescue the beagles. That mobilized several rescue organizations, dozens of volunteers and hundreds of would-be owners who wanted to help.

Hazel took her first walk on Tuesday in the care of Nikki Bunce, who is a first-time foster owner for the dog and her five puppies in West Bend, Wis. She said Hazel had warmed up to cuddling during movie nights.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/28/us/beagles-rescue-envigo.html