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4,000 Beagles Are Being Rescued From a Virginia Facility. Now They Need New Homes.
The authorities have about two months to find homes for the dogs, after they were found at a facility that had violated dozens of federal regulations.
By Jesus Jiménez and April Rubin
July 12, 2022
When U.S. Department of Agriculture officials inspected a beagle breeding facility in Virginia last year, they found a female beagle whose paw had been trapped in shoddy flooring for so long that she was dehydrated, according to court documents. Employees at the facility told inspectors they did not know how long she had been stuck.
Another inspection found that nine injured beagles were euthanized instead of being provided with veterinary care. A later visit revealed that many of the 196 beagles who needed to be put down did not receive anesthesia before being euthanized via an injection to the heart muscle.
Several inspections of the Envigo breeding and research facility in Cumberland, Va., over the past two years found dozens of violations of federal regulations, leaving the beagles underfed, ill, injured and, in some cases, dead. On May 18, the U.S.D.A. inspector general and other law enforcement agencies executed a federal search warrant of the facility and seized 145 dogs and puppies determined by veterinarians to be in “acute distress.”
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Mr. Stanley, who has been called Senator Beagle by other legislators, said people interested in adopting one of the beagles can call his office to get on the list for when they arrive at shelters and rescue centers. The dogs are scheduled to be released starting Friday and are expected to all be in shelters, rescue centers or more permanent homes by September, he said.
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