Beagle Freedom Project - Second Rescue - June 8, 2011

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. If you are interested in adopting any of these special beagles, please email us at: shannon@beaglefreedomproject.org. If you cannot adopt, but would like to help, ARME is a non-profit organization and we rely on your donations to continue this work. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation. You can donate here: http://www.beaglefreedomproject.org/donate.php
PLEASE DO NOT BUY PRODUCTS TESTED ON ANIMALS! You can see their faces now..... buy only products that have the cruelty-free symbol.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• dogs
• rescue
• beagles
• ARME
• Shannon Keith

[LizofLamont]

I held my own until the cage opened and he seemed so afraid to just step on the grass, then I just burst into tears. I don't know how anyone could have treated those beautiful creatures with anything other than the utmost love and respect.

[DrBiochemGuy]

People, please loo into this a bit further before making hasty judgments and formulating opinions. Yes, the Beagle is the model for most canine animal research in the US and the world. However, use of canine and non-human primates for research is performed only when necessary. The NIH enforces this policy stringently. Also, a strict set of guidelines for care and comfort are enforced. These include a regiment of activities and socialization for intelligent animals like canines and primates.

[XxEpicTaraxX]

this made me cry :*)

[millarjess]

@DrBiochemGuy I worked in a lab for 7 years. You and I both know what sort of socialization they get.

[DrBiochemGuy]

@TheWp1991 Yes, those people too are hypocrites. You actually just brought up another great example. Celebs are always the ones protesting this type of stuff yet they are the most wasteful consumption addicts in existence. The same applies to anyone else who demonizes western culture while at the same time reaping the benefits of it rather than choosing to live the lifestyles they advocate for the rest of us. Thanks for validating my point.

[DrBiochemGuy]

@millarjess I have a test for you. Why don't you go to some random stranger's house, kidnap their dog bring it to the park in a kennel, and see how it acts when you first let it out? get my drift? Of course they act scared and confused as any dog (even those treated well) would in a strange new environment. Have you taken your dog to the vet? Is it jumping for joy all "social" like? Didn't think so.

[millarjess]

@DrBiochemGuy Do these animals look they've been socialized?

[TheWp1991]

@DrBiochemGuy I don't know whether it is necessarily hypocritical to say that it is immoral to perform animal research; after all, many people in Western societies feel that western consumption of global resources is immoral, yet nobody would expect them to starve in protest of this inequality that they nonetheless profit from. Indeed, I don't see how you can say that it is moral; justifiable? maybe; understandable? certainly; but moral, I don't think so.

[callisto9]

Thank you so much for saving them. <3

[ixlnxs]

Glad they weren't transported the Romney way!

[ZaxxDavros]

OMG KILL THIS CHEESY ASS MUSIC WITH FIRE

[missbitch8203]

This vid is so sad to watch. I am very happy that these dogs have been resued and that they get get a happy ending to such a horrible start in life.