The Envigo facility, which bred these beagles for pharmaceutical research and testing, was found to be in violation of several federal regulations. The beagles were found this year in horrendous condition, according to U.S. Agriculture Department reports.
These canines are some of the nearly 500 beagles that Homeward Trails Animal Rescue collected earlier this year from an Envigo research facility in Virginia. Now Homeward Trails is taking in additional beagles from Envigo, which bred the dogs for pharmaceutical research, after a federal judge ordered thousands of remaining dogs to be released.
Authorities intervened, and last week a federal judge ordered thousands of these remaining dogs to be released. Federal authorities now have just 60 days to rehome these animals.An Envigo beagle saved by Homeward Trails this year. The rescue group is working on saving hundreds more. "When I carry one dog out of a facility, I can tap it on the head and give it a hug and tell him that everything's gonna be OK," he said."But pulling 4,000 out ... it's an inconceivable number of dogs."
Homeward Trails Animal Rescue in Virginia has been working with other beagles rescued earlier this year from the Envigo facility. Because the Virginia base for Homeward Trails is not far from Envigo, Bell's group is planning to take a good number of pregnant dogs and puppies that are still nursing and are unable to travel far.Finding permanent homes will take awhileOne of the beagles from Envigo that was rescued by Homeward Trails this year.
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