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Research Scientist Changing the Fate of Lab Animals By Adopting Out Dogs After Testing

Four healthy dogs were slated to be euthanized after an experiment, Sandra Smieszek made sure the canines were adopted instead Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...
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Column: Despite stigma, lab dogs are more than adoptable

This summer, 4,000 beagles felt sun on their faces and grass under their paws for the first time after an abusive Virginia puppy mill that bred dogs for experiments was shut down by federal ...
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Rescued lab Beagles begin new lives beyond laboratory walls

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WSVN) — A group of beagles that spent their entire lives within the confines of a laboratory are now taking their first steps toward forever homes. Canadian-based rescue ...
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Dogs Necessary for Only a Few Areas of Research at Veterans Affairs; Agency Should Adopt Expanded Criteria for Using Dogs

WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine says using laboratory dogs in research at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is scientifically ...
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Lab Beagles: What Science and All of Us Owe To Research Dogs

This post is in response to A Heartwarming Tale of Hope for Lucky Rescued Lab Dogs By Marc Bekoff Ph.D. Source: Diogo Miranda/Pexels. Beagles are very popular companion dogs and also very popular ...
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First rehoming of laboratory dogs in Finland successful but required a great deal of work

Researchers monitored the success of rehoming 16 laboratory beagles in 2015-2018. The study revealed that the development of house training skills could be supported by care arrangements at the ...