4,000 Beagles to Be Rescued From Virginia Research Lab

4,000 Beagles to Be Rescued From Virginia Research Lab
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Four thousand beagles will be transferred from a Virginia breeding and research facility to be put up for adoption after it was cited for animal welfare violations.

A judge in July approved a plan to transfer the 4,000 beagles housed at Envigo’s facility in Cumberland, Virginia, to shelters.

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