Thirty-two beagles that were saved from an animal testing lab where they were force-fed pesticides are now ready for new homes -- and will likely have no trouble being adopted
Just an hour after the Michigan Humane Society announced it was opening the adoption process for the dogs Friday evening, it received nearly 400 applications, spokesman Andy Bissonette said. Society staff are now reviewing the applications and plan to start contacting candidates Monday.The release of the dogs came after the Humane Society of the United States posted a video showing beagles being force-fed pesticides at Charles River Laboratories in Mattawan, Michigan.
— Corteva Agriscience™ March 27, 2019 The Michigan Humane Society said more than 100,000 people signed a petition on the Humane Society of the United State's website demanding that the dogs be released.Kitty Block, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, said they fought to have the beagles released to an adequate animal shelter.
— Michigan Humane Society April 13, 2019 32 beagles are now up for adoptionIt is unclear why the Michigan organization received 32 beagles, while the testing involved 36.Kathleen Conlee, vice president of animal research issues at the Humane Society of the United States, said in a statement,"We can't possibly know what kind of agreement Dow/Corteva had with Charles River but we do know that 36 dogs were ordered for the study.
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