Seen @ Beagle Freedom Project
The Beagle Freedom Project began in December 2010 when
Shannon Keith received information that beagles who were used for animal experiments
in a research lab were to be given a chance at freedom. Our mission is rescuing
and finding homes for beagles used in laboratory research.
Beagles are the most popular breed for lab use because of
their friendly, docile, trusting, forgiving, people-pleasing personalities. The
research industry says they adapt well to living in a cage, and are inexpensive
to feed. Research beagles are usually obtained directly from commercial
breeders who specifically breed dogs to sell to scientific institutions.
I find it so sad that they are being tested on and that they
have to live in a cage all the time and that they can’t even step out to see
the sun. How sad is that? I can’t imagine Belle being unable to run around
chomping on flowers and stuff {which she sometimes does}. I can’t imagine her
not running in the grass at her sitter’s place. I can’t imagine her not jumping
on chairs and sitting beside us as we eat or curling up on my lap to chew her
bone.
Thank God there are people like Shannon who are out there
rescuing these lovable pets. Read more here about the former lab beagles seeing
the sun.
I am going to go home and give Belle a huge hug.
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