Photo: Homeward Trails Animal Rescue
Thanks to a Virginia animal rescue, over 400 Beagles born at a breeding facility that supplies canines to research companies are getting a chance at love.
According to a release fromHomeward Trails Animal Rescue, in January, the Fairfax-based rescue agreed to find homes for over 400 Beagles from Envigo — a Cumberland-based breeding company — that had become surplus during the pandemic and were no longer up for sale.
By agreeing to take on responsibility for Envigo’s surplus canines, Homeward Trails Animal Rescue is ensuring more than 400 Beagles don’t face euthanasia and get to enjoy the affection and care of loving families instead.
“While certainly a monumental task, this is not something I had to think about for more than a second before agreeing. It is truly an honor to be able to give these dogs the lives they deserve,” the rescue’s executive director, Sue Bell, said in a statement.
Homeward Trails Animal Rescue
Homeward Trails Animal Rescue has already moved over 300 Beagles from Envigo to partner shelters and rescues across “Virginia and beyond” with room to care for the dogs until they are adopted.
“I would love nothing more than to have 400 Beagles at our shelter, that is obviously not possible. We have been lucky to have the amazing support of groups like theKindness Ranch Animal Sanctuaryin Wyoming,Priceless Pet Rescuein California, theRichmond SPCA, and other Virginia groups stepping up to take these dogs in,” Bell added.
Envigo is grateful to Bell and Homeward Trails Animal Rescue for giving bright futures to their surplus dogs.
To learn Trails Animal Rescueand its life-saving work, visit the rescue’s website.
source: people.com
