Most people are aware of the fact that they do experiments on dogs for research but very few people are privy to the inside information. That can be disturbing, especially when you get to see something up close and personal.
Recently, it happened in a very special way when Compassion Unlimited Plus Action was there to help 156 beagles who were rescued from a research lab in India. These dogs were being researched on and the conditions were unsanitary, and they knew something needed to be done.
The animal advocacy and welfare organization cares for dogs that have been abused, wounded, abandoned, and are strays. The work that they do is absolutely incredible and much of it is behind the scenes.
They got their start in 1991 when Crystal Rogers, an English woman started in her small home. When you stop to count up the number of animals that have passed through their property over the years, it is well over 10,000.
Sometimes, they get in on a situation which is unthinkable. That is certainly what happened when they received these beagles after they were released from the laboratory facilities.
Each of the dogs was cared for in a special way as they tasted their first real taste of freedom. They wanted to make sure that each of the dogs had an opportunity to have a forever home.
According to the rescue group in a Facebook post: “This is a mammoth task, one that we are confident of completing successfully, as we are determined to place every single dog into loving, deserving homes.”
We have to agree, 156 dogs is a huge number of dogs to find homes for. Of course, the dogs were just happy to be free and you can really see it on their faces as they arrived at the facility.
Some of the dogs had been kept in total darkness and had never seen daylight before. They lived in such small cages that they were afraid to even come out and enjoy the big world around them.
When they found that they were having problems getting the dogs out of the cages they invited some kids to come in and have some fun. Those children were able to help the dogs to get adjusted to life in the real world.
“These beagles have lived their entire lives in small metal cages,” writes CUPA. “Due to lack of exposure to the outside world, they need to learn every little nuance of living in a home – using the stairs, toilet training, coming up to people for a cuddle, going on walks or even playing with a toy.”
42 of the dogs were bathed right away and groomed so they were clean and ready to go.
“They didn’t seem too thrilled with their first bathing experience but they did look happy and gorgeous once we were done with them. They smell fresh now, the stale dank odor that hung on their bodies from being cooped up in their cages has been washed off.”
There were released after hundreds of labs followed an agreement. Dogs are not supposed to be in labs longer than three years so they were required to be set free. Many of these dogs have already been adopted.
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