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."

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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.