Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signs five bills to penalize animal cruelty and to add protections for dogs and cats raised for research purposes. Video by Alexa Welch Edlund/Times-Dispatch
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Two beagle puppies from the Envigo facility that was recently shut down in Cumberland County are held after arriving at the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA on July 28. The beagles were placed with a foster home soon after arrival.
“We are honored to be involved in this operation. I think it's incredible that these beagles are being released and get a second chance at life.”
U.S. officials have seized 145 beagles from breeder Envigo's Cumberland County facility and a federal prosecutor is asking a judge to compel the company to stop mistreating dogs in violation of the Animal Welfare Act.
Thousands of beagles headed for shelters were raised for medical research purposes by a company in Virginia.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin signs five bills to penalize animal cruelty and prohibit the sale of dogs or cats for experimental purposes.
PHOTOS: Beagles rescued from Envigo arrive at CASPCA
MIKE KROPF, THE DAILY PROGRESS A beagle puppy from the Envigo facility in Cumberland that was recently shut down, arrives at the CASPCA on Thursday. The beagles will go to a foster home soon after arrival.
MIKE KROPF, THE DAILY PROGRESS A beagle and her puppies from the Envigo facility in Cumberland that was recently shut down, arrive at the CASPCA on Thursday. The beagles will go to a foster home soon after arrival.
Two beagle puppies from the Envigo facility in Cumberland that was recently shut down, are held after arriving at the CASPCA on Thursday. The beagles will go to a foster home soon after arrival.
Two beagle puppies from the Envigo facility that was recently shut down in Cumberland County are held after arriving at the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA on July 28. The beagles were placed with a foster home soon after arrival.
A beagle puppy that recently arrived at the CASPCA on Thursday from the Envigo facility in Cumberland that was recently shut down, is held by Angie Gunter, the chief executive officer of the CASPCA.
MIKE KROPF, THE DAILY PROGRESS A beagle puppy that recently arrived at the CASPCA on Thursday from the Envigo facility in Cumberland that was recently shut down, is held by Angie Gunter, the chief executive officer of the CASPCA. The beagles will go to a foster home soon after arrival.
MIKE KROPF, THE DAILY PROGRESS A beagle that arrived at the CASPCA on Thursday from the Envigo facility in Cumberland that was recently shut down, is held by Linda Batten, foster manager of the CASPCA. The beagles will go to a foster home soon after arrival.
