Thread by @LizHighleyman

😥😡 "U.S. federal agencies have removed 145 dogs and puppies in “acute distress” from a major facility that breeds and supplies #beagles for research, according to a complaint filed on 19 May in district court by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)." 1/
bit.ly/3yK7qj0

I acknowledge that some medical research on animals is necessary -- that's how we get lifesaving drugs & vaccines. But at the very least, lab #beagles, monkeys & other lab animals should be treated well & receive good care. 2/
beaglecare.com/why-are-beagle…

And they should only be used when necessary. A House committee recently passed act to eliminate archaic animal testing requirements.
“We can apply human biology-based test methods to better predict how humans will respond to drugs in clinical trials.” 3/
bit.ly/39IwqfO

Also, ask your state to pass a law mandating that healthy lab #beagles must be offered as pets -- rather than euthanized -- when their service is done. They require some adaptation to domestic life, but research beagles (like my rescues Beaker & Zoe here) make great pets. /end

And support Beagle Freedom Project (@beaglefreedom), which both advocates for reducing use of #beagles in medical research & adopts out former lab beagles.
bfp.org