The Beagle Effect: How Saving Puppies Enriched These LGBT People

"Some dogs grow to adulthood without ever having felt the sun on their faces or the grass on their paws. And a great many of these dogs are beagles.

According to the Beagle Freedom Project’s website, “Beagles are the most popular breed for lab use because of their friendly, docile, trusting, forgiving, people-pleasing personalities. The research industry says they adapt well to living in a cage, and are inexpensive to feed. Research beagles are usually obtained directly from commercial breeders who specifically breed dogs to sell to scientific institutions.”

The Beagle Freedom Project is doing all it can to change that by working to educate the public about the practice. They’re also rescuing beagles that have spent their lives being tested in laboratories and placing them in loving homes.

According to Jean Geddes, the Beagle Freedom Project’s Outreach and Adoptions Coordinator, not only are the majority of their adopters LGBT, but many of their volunteers, donators, and supporters are as well.

Here are a just a few of these amazing pets and the parents who saved them."

Continue reading by clicking here.

Rescued beagles now federal agents

Here's a great story about a pair of young beagles, Jasper and Finn, two new federal agents who sniff out contraband at international airports. Before being federal agents they were rescued from area animal shelters by the Columbia County Humane Society. After going through intensive training at the National Detector Dog Training Center in Newnan, Gerogia, they now work for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

"Beagles are small, friendly and non-threatening. But they also are eager to please and have very sensitive noses that can differentiate 50 different scents."

To read the entire article, click here.

Beagle Survives Gas Chamber in AL and is Tranported to NJ via Pilots N Paws

Here's a story about an adorable 20 lb beagle mix who was gassed but survived! Meet Daniel! He's now in New Jersey and loving life! Pilots N Paws transported him to NJ.

To read the entire story, written October 2011,  click here.

To learn more about Pilots N Paws, click here.

What a Guy!

This article is about Jeff Bennett. He has flown dogs, cats, rabbits, pythons and more to safety in his small plane. Residing in Key West, several years ago Jeff decided to do something about animal cruelty.

"Bennett really gets riled over stories of animal cruelty, neglect and abandonment — and, about three and a half years ago, he decided to do something about it. He started using his small plane to fly dogs, cats and a host of other critters in dire circumstances to safe places where they’d receive treatment and care. On Friday, Bennett is hitting a milestone by flying his 1,000th rescue animal to safety."

"Bennett is affiliated with Pilots N Paws, a South Carolina-based organization that whisks “death-row” dogs, cats and other animals to safety by connecting shelters and animal rescue organizations with pilots and plane owners. Since Pilots N Paws was founded in 2008, more than 2,700 pilots have spent their own time and money transporting thousands of animals all over the United States."

Thanks Jeff! And thanks Pilots N Paws!

To read the rest of the story, click here.

Genetically Modified Beagle Glows

Jennifer Viegas wrote this article and it was published online on Mon Aug 1, 2011. The Gist of her article is three fold - and I quote: 

• Scientists have created a genetically modified female beagle that glows fluorescent green when under ultraviolet light.
• The process to create the beagle, "Tegon," allows the glow to be turned on and off by command.
• Researchers hope such animals will help scientists track the course of disease via fluorescence. 

 Several of the comments about the article include:

Tara Stewart
Poor Beagles. This makes me sad. Everyone should read The China Study and find out "how such diseases develop" it's already been figured out. Leave the Beagles OUT OF IT.

Monday, August 08, 2011, 1:03:01 PM

 Greta Gabriel
As the owner of three rescued Beagles, I find this deplorable.  What comes next?  Of course now that they glow they will be given diseases to watch their courses.  My Beagles are intelligent, and sensitive animals who earn their own way.  One is my service dog, and all three are therapy dogs at the VA. 

Time to stop this barbarism.  

Saturday, August 06, 2011, 11:13:32 AM

John Kendrick

my god.. sicko
they do make gmo on dog..  gmo beagle

god will not please it

i think it wrong
also there are alot of gmo food

it makes me mad

Monday, August 01, 2011, 11:27:46 AM

To read the entire article, click here.

More Beagles Rescued as Research Animals

This article and video was posted in May of 2012. To read the article and watch the video click here.

Girl Scouts donate fleece toys to 'needy' beagles

Here's a wonderful story about Girl Scouts helping hounds. A BIG THANK YOU to all the girls that helped. Below are highlights:

"The Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona got together for a 'day of service' and opted to make these fleece animals for the various animal rescue organizations across Southern Arizona.  They heard about the Southern Arizona Beagle Rescue (SoAZBR) from a program called - Helping Homeless Hounds.

There were over 200 Girl Scouts who got together (from ages 5 - 17) to do various projects for this day of service and among the activities were the 40 fleece toys.  It was through the Scouts love of animals that they were able to give back to these deserving hounds."

To read the entire article, click here.

Alliance for Animals

Here's another note-worthy group: Alliance for Animals. Below is their mission statement:

AFA is a non-profit 501(c)3 animal rights organization whose fundamental belief is that all animals, human and nonhuman, should not be treated as the property of another. AFA was created to promote ethical, compassionate treatment of all animals through a variety of means including:

• Educating and increasing the awareness of the public on matters relating to the ethical treatment of animals and the philosophy of animal rights
• Promoting veganism, which is a moral and political commitment rather than simply a diet choice
• Bringing to public attention situations of animal abuse and exploitation
• Encouraging and supporting the efforts of pro-animal individuals and groups throughout the state

AFA makes every attempt to provide accurate information, to be approachable to the general public, to advocate for non-violence and respect, to serve as role models with respect to our views on antivivisection and veganism. AFA employs one part-time paid employee and strives to run the organization as financially responsible and efficiently as possible with the use of its volunteers, members, and donors. AFA is environmentally conscious and believes in acting locally to make change globally.

On their Web site, listed was a facility that  breeds and raises beagle puppies by the thousands to be sent to research facilities -- Ridglan Farms, LLC of Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin. To learn more, click here.

Cute photo I found online . . .

New Jersey Leads the Way with "Pet Buckle Up Laws"

If you live or plan on visiting New Jersey, please be aware of laws the prevent driving with pets loose in the car.

Drivers who do not secure their pet can face a ticket of $250 to $1,000 and up to six months in jail. Additionally, allowing your pets to hang his head out the window, having him riding in the back of a truck or curling up on the driver’s lap are also ticket-able offenses under the law.

To read the entire article, click here.

Here's another article I found on beagle mills.

Row As Firm Moves To Breed Beagles For Tests

 

Controversial plans to breed more beagles for use in scientific research are being considered by the Government.

The proposals by East Yorkshire company B&K Universal are being looked at by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles.

Anti-vivisection groups claim the plans would lead to more dogs being used in laboratory experiments, but the company insists it wants to reduce the number of animals being imported.

Sky News was given exclusive access to the firm's beagles bred for use in animal testing - the first time in its 37-year history that cameras have been allowed on the site.

The dogs are housed in a compound on the edge of the remote village of Grimston, east of Hull, and are shielded from animal rights extremists by razor wire, CCTV cameras and guards.

To read the entire article, click here.

"Beagle Freedom Project" find good homes and normal lives for dogs rescued from animal testing.

This is an outstanding group of individuals who rescue beagles from animal testing. Did you know that Beagles are the preferred breed when it comes to animal testing? Please support this group. Click here to learn more.

Happy News -- Gadget the Beagle Returns!!!!

I'm so happy to see that Gadget was found . . . to read the article and see photos, click here!

Beagle has a happy fit when his owner returns from war

Here's a very sweet video of a beagle so very happy to see his owner after returning from war. Click here to watch the video!

Missing beagle rescued from Spanish lab sparks public search

Please help find Gadget. He disappeared on May 31 in the Los Angeles area, and his owners have started a mass public search to find him.

To learn more click here!