4,000 Beagles to Be Rescued From Virginia Research Lab

A Beagle, the 5th most popular breed of 2016, is shown at The American Kennel Club Reveals The Most Popular Dog Breeds Of 2016 at AKC Canine Retreat in New York on March 21, 2017. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

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.