A new life for the last beagle

During the summer of 2022, our Animal Rescue Team, with the support of our shelter and rescue partners, removed nearly 4,000 beagles from a mass breeding facility that received multiple Animal Welfare Act violations for issues such as inadequate veterinary care and insufficient food.

Breeding facilities like this one sell dogs and other animals to research labs, where they endure a lifetime of pain and suffering as experimentation subjects to test drugs, medical devices or pesticides such as insect repellent and rat poison. They are typically euthanized afterward.

In July 2022, our Animal Rescue Team started transporting the beagles to shelter and rescue partners across the country. By September 1, all 3,776 were on their way to loving homes!

Fin, the last beagle to be removed, is now living his best life as Sir Biscuit of Barkingham.