Valentine’s Day is put aside to indicate love.
That love isn’t restricted to only folks. Pooches want love and safety too.
That’s why Valentine’s Day is the right time to announce one thing very particular from the Beagle Freedom Project.
The non-profit’s mission is to finish all animal testing.
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News 6 anchor Ginger Gadsden was joined through Zoom by the non-profit’s President Shannon Keith, who was in Oklahoma for the massive announcement.
With a smile on her face, Keith advised Gadsden the massive information.
“We were just able to secure the closure of a laboratory in Oklahoma that does animal testing,” she stated. “Over 200 dogs and cats have been used for toxicity testing and we finally were able to negotiate the closure of this facility and have taken custody of all of these animals now.”
At this specific facility, they had been testing flea and tick merchandise, that are poisonous to animals, and Keith says it can provide cats and dogs seizures and even result in dying.
Keith says this lab represents roughly one-third of the assessments performed on flea and tick meds within the U.S. — testing Keith says is just not solely unethical but additionally pointless.
The Food and Drug Administration’s Modernization Act of 2022 made it pointless to check a variety of merchandise on animals.
The 30-acre property will now be reworked right into a rehab middle.
As Keith shared the information, she was holding Sara, one of many beagles rescued from testing.
Sara had the sweetest disposition whereas sitting in Keith’s lap. It’s their sweetness that makes them a simple goal.
Keith stated that in accordance with the animal testing trade, they use beagles for testing as a result of they’re docile, pleasant and forgiving.
Keith recalled the heartbreaking story of what one lab employee advised her about working with beagles, saying, “We could test on them one day, and the next day they will just wag their tail when they see us.”
It’s heartbreaking tales like that one which makes closing down these labs much more of a precedence.
She says these pups simply need what most of us need: love.
Closing the lab in Oklahoma wasn’t the one excellent news Keith needed to share.
For the primary time, a few of the beagles rescued by non-profit might be heading to foster properties in Florida. In truth, three of the dogs from the Oklahoma facility might be coming to Montebello, Florida.
Keith says as a result of a few of the dogs had been breeding in captivity there might be extra of them ultimately heading to the Sunshine State.
Sara, the beagle sitting in Keith’s lab throughout the interview, had simply given start three days in the past to 5 lovable pups.
And that’s the place you’ll be able to assist.
The non-profit wants transporters, foster households and money.
The dogs need to get from Oklahoma to Florida, so for those who may also help drive them right here, then they wish to hear from you.
They additionally wish to hear from you for those who can foster these particular pups.
Keith says households who have already got dogs would make an ideal match as a result of these beagles need to learn to be dogs. Gadsden requested her what she meant when she stated they don’t know be dogs.
“They don’t understand normal social cues that we’re used to. They don’t get it at all. Like, when you say, “Good” or something like that, they don’t perceive it,” she defined.
She went on to clarify, “Another dog in the home who is basically used to living a home will basically teach them: this is good, this is bad, this is where we go potty, this is how we walk on a leash, this is how we eat from a regular bowl. All of these things they don’t know about. They are afraid of loud noises, they don’t know what noises in the home are, and they will try to run away, so other dogs will teach them not to be afraid.”
The dogs and cats nonetheless need to be spayed or neutered. Some of them produce other medical points that should be addressed. So for those who can’t assist with transportation or fostering, you’ll be able to at all times donate money to assist them get well.
If you wish to assist, please go to the Beagle Freedom Project by clicking right here.
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