Four thousand beagles will be transferred from a Virginia breeding and research facility to be put up for adoption after it was cited for animal welfare violations.
A judge in July approved a plan to transfer the 4,000 beagles housed at Envigo’s facility in Cumberland, Virginia, to shelters.
“The Humane Society of the United States worked with the United States Department of Justice on a transfer plan to remove all of the approximately 4,000 remaining beagles housed at Envigo’s facility in Cumberland, Virginia,” a July 7 statement by the Humane Society reads.
“At this time, we are connecting with our shelter and rescue partners and preparing to take on the monumental process of securing placement for these dogs.”…