quoilecanard:

Our second rescue from beagles who have lived their entire lives inside a research laboratory. These beagles have known nothing except the confines of metal cages. They have known no soft human touch, no warm bed, no companionship, no love. They have never been outside or sniffed a tree or grass. 

 Finally, after years of being poked and prodded, these beagles are FREE! ARME got the call that a facility was willing to release them to us after they had been used in several tests. We picked them up on June 8th and now they are all in loving foster homes, and one has already been adopted. (Click here too see the video).

I can never not reblog this. I’ll never understand what kind of monstrous person could live with themselves after treating any animal this way. I hope every animal tester and vivisector rots.

(Source: frozensecond, via furiousveggie)

corneliagrey:

Today, in the Italian town of Montichiari, a thousand people broke into a breeding facility where there are about 2500 beagles destined to vivisection and animal testing.

The crowd managed to free about 30 animals before being chased away by the police. 12 were arrested and some have been reportedly hit by the policemen.

These people are all part of the committee that wants to shut down the facility and free all the animals. They have so far been completely ignored by the politicians.

At this link [click here] you can read the article (in Italian) but most importantly you can see the video of the local news station. Seeing so many people carrying dogs so lovingly as they ran, and hearing the crowd cheer every time a puppy was handed over the fence, made me cry like a baby.

You go, guys. This is the Italy I love.

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crookedindifference:

Rescued Lab Beagles Taste Freedom

Last weekend, nine beagles who spent their lives in crates as “lab rats” for the pharmaceutical industry got their first foray into freedom. Normally laboratories euthanize these dogs when their usefulness is done — usually after about two years of this “life,” according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Medical laboratories in the US are using about 60,000 dogs at any given time, according to the Foundation for Biomedical Research, an organization that educates the public about the role of humane animal research. Beagles are often used as testing animals because the dogs are trusting, good-natured, and small, according the Chronicle. And it’s not just medical research facilities that use dogs. They can be used in testing anything from cosmetics to household cleaners.

For more information about adopting these rescued Beagles, check out the Beagle Freedom Project.

This is a cause dear to my heart! My beagle has, unbeknownst to him, influenced me to make the lifestyle choices i have made since he’s been a part of my life. From refusing to use products tested on animals to changing my diet, to even altering my career path and making me a much better person in every way, my beagle has opened my eyes.

Beagles are the prime choice for animal testing due to their passive and carefree nature and i’ve seen hundreds of videos depicting their disgusting and inhumane fate as well as some proving a better and more positive outcome. Witnessing a beagle being released from a test lab and experiencing walking freely on grass for the first time in its life is heartbreaking and touching all at once. Seeing them allowing humans, who’ve caused them nothing but harm and disrespect, to touch and care for them after all the horror they’ve suffered at their hands is an eye awakening experience. 

If you can, help. It’ll change your life. 

(by beagle is my life, even if he’s a total D-bag)

always read the fine print

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