WEST CHESTER, Pa. (KYW Newsradio) — Some of the thousands of beagles rescued from a Central Virginia breeding and research facility earlier in July will be coming to our region, looking for their forever homes.
The Brandywine Valley SPCA is the first in the region to step up and help.
The Humane Society of the United States is in the process of securing foster and adoptive homes for the 4,000 beagles rescued from the Envigo breeding facility in Cumberland, Virginia. Partnering rescue organizations from across the country are assisting in the effort.
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In mid-August, 20 of the dogs will head to the Brandywine Valley SPCA.
“We are going to take those beagles in, assess them for both medical [issues] and for socialization, make sure they get everything they need, and then they are going up for adoption across our campuses to find families,” said BVSPCA Chief Marketing Officer Linda Torelli.
“We don’t have a good sense yet of the conditions of the dogs coming out of that facility, so we are prepared to provide [any] needs and fostering that those dogs may need so they could become family pets.“
Torelli said they have a long-standing working relationship with the Humane Society.
“We stand at the ready to help regardless of borders, whenever there is a crisis like this,” she said.
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“We are looking forward to helping those beagles find homes. They have been in that mass breeding facility and slated for animal testing, so they have no idea what it’s going to be like to have the love of a family. We can’t wait to give them that.”
The beagles were rescued from the Virginia facility after it committed more than 70 violations like not providing enough food and inadequate veterinary care. Those violations led to distress, injury, and death in dogs.
Colin Martin contributed to this report.