Beagles being used in pesticide study are released to Michigan Humane Society
UPDATE
https://www.facebook.com/michiganhumane/photos/a.116049627848/10156246926102849/?type=3&theater
4/9/2019
UPDATE FROM Michigan Humane Society:
We are happy to announce that the beagles from the study are now in our care. The process of evaluating each one of them to determine the optimal placement option will likely take several weeks. A timeframe for when these beagles will be available for adoption and details regarding adoption applications will be announced via our social channels. Our focus right now is on working toward positive re-homing opportunities for each of the animals.
https://www.humanesociety.org/news/undercover-investigation-finds-dogs-suffering-lab-experiments
Original story
“It is clear that dogs aren’t necessary for the one-year pesticide test, and we expect Dow to immediately put a stop to this study,” says Kathleen Conlee, vice president of animal research issues for the HSUS. In other toxicity tests, such as for drugs, Conlee says the use of dogs is outdated. “We can do better, and we should be doing better. You can still get somewhere with a horse and buggy, but is that the best way anymore? We want to have the conversation and find out: What data do they need that would help them move away from these tests?” Conlee is confident there are means to get the needed information that don’t involve subjecting dogs to these procedures, such as analysis of historical data on existing products and other technologies.
Even as the HSUS animal research team pushes toward a big, long-term goal—getting nearly 67,000 dogs out of animal testing and research altogether—Conlee first wants to try to save the ones who we know are still alive in the laboratory. “Our hope is that Dow will agree to release these 36 dogs,” she says.
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It was one rescued by the Beagle Freedom Project, now called the Rescue + Freedom Project, and was part of the Minnesota 9, a group of lab testing beagles brought to our state. We've had him for several years now, and he's doing just fine. Sam, is happy, eager to go on walks, but still barks at me sometimes and refuses to go down the stairs into the basement. We think both behaviors are related to his time in the lab.
Sam and the other 8 adopted beagles all played a role in convincing the Minnesota state legislature to pass a bill requiring labs to release test animals for adoption, rather than simply killing them. We don't know what testing was done on Sam, nor where the lab was, but he has a number tattoo inside one ear.
Other states have passed similar laws. Here's Sam:
