Beagles are used heavily in research procedures and are the dog breed most often used in animal testing due to their size and passivity. According to U.K. government statistics, of the 8,018 dogs used for testing in the country, more 97 percent, or 7,799, were beagles.
A report last year said that more than 70,000 beagles in the United States are used for testing purposes. Los Angeles journalist Lu Parker by way of the Huffington Post found the dogs are sometimes used in surgical experiments, while its common for the dog’s vocal chords to be removed.
The creator of the White House petition seeks to end what they described as “cruel and a violation of animal rights.”
As of December 21, the petition had 5,985 signatures; it closes on January 3, 2013.
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Outrageious. Thank you for posting, educating and raising public awareness to what is one of the top social issues of our time . . . animal suffering at the hands of man. We suffer as equals. Many blessings! ~Gerean Pflug, The Animal Spirits
Thank you for what you do. Your empathy and compassion are to be commended. I do but a small part,so much more needs to be done before people understand the pain and the horror that they are causing. How one can look into those loving eyes and not understand the gentle spirit and loving nature of that creature is beyond me. However, there are so many out there that simply do not underdstand or do not want to know what is being done in their names and for their dollars. Ignorance is no excuse for looking the other way.
I believe it is time for empathy and compassion to move to the forefront. The time has come for all to own up to their responsibilities. We are supposed to be caretakers of this precious planet and instead we have trashed her and her creatures inflicting untold pain and misery upon them. The change is coming and those who change shall be blessed those who do not will understand in time and in their own lives just how heinous their crimes have been.
Mankind perpetrates untold atrocities upon mankind that must be addressed before these crimes can be stopped. If they do not feel for their own how can we possibly hope for them to feel for a species they do not even come close to understanding. Humanity is a strange word it invokes such wonderful and uplifting things such as love, kindness, caring and compassion and yet Humanity has fallen so short of the potential that we are capable of some of us display exactly the opposite of that meaning.
The change in energies is being felt and I know that everything shall take place at its appointed time it cannot come soon enough for my taste. Thank you
Desertrose~ I couldn’t agree more with your comment. It is time for change . . . of heart, mind and spirit toward empathy, compassion, kindness, understanding . . . these are the aspects of higher levels of consciousness and coexisting in peace with other living beings. Everything we do to promote these things will NOT return void. However, there is much work to do and the road is long and hard. I’m in for the duration. Hope you are too! Thank you for connecting and your presence on this blog site. ~Gerean