Since 2017, SHARK has flown numerous drones over Covance Research Products/Lab Corp, since bought by Envigo, documenting the horrid conditions the imprisoned beagles (pictured below) being raised there are forced to endure. Envigo also breeds and warehouses primates, guinea pigs, rabbits, and pigs.



In June 2017 when our drone video went viral, legislation was initiated to help the beagles. On Tuesday, March 8, 2022, an article in the Virginia Mercury states: 

...an animal rights group published drone footage that showed hundreds of beagles packed into pens and barking frantically.

Virginia lawmakers approved five different bills related to Envigo, including legislation that would ban Envigo from selling animals if the company was cited for additional Animal Welfare Act violations. A bill from Sens. Bill Stanley, R-Franklin, and Jennifer Boysko, D-Fairfax, would close a long-standing loophole that exempts so-called “research animals” from Virginia law regulating commercial dog breeders. The legislation clarifies that beagles bred at the Cumberland facility count as companion animals unless they’re actively involved in clinical experiments, allowing state inspectors to investigate potential cruelty violations. Another bill from Stanley and Boysko would require the facility to offer unneeded dogs up for adoption before killing them.


Suffering beagles at Envigo

SHARK is glad all of our work and exposure over the years for these beagles is finally helping them. Ultimately, however, this hellhole needs to be shut down permanently and all the animals released to sanctuaries and rescue organizations.  If you live in Virginia or know anyone who does, please contact your legislators here and thank them for passing the legislation to help the beagles and ask that they shut this place down for good!

There are well-established procedures to test new drugs and products that don't require torturing and killing animals. These procedures are more accurate and safer for humans. Continuing to use animals for 
experimentation endangers the lives of humans. 

The animal model presumes that harmful impact seen in one species occurs in another. Yet science accepts that vastly different genetic, metabolic, anatomic, physiological traits make predictive extrapolation to humans unreliable. At best, animal data is of "questionable relevance." (Researchers: Robinson, et al., 2001; Schardein, 2000; Cohen, 2002 & 2004; Haseman, et al, 1998).

  
SHARK created the Beagle Salvation campaign to expose and rectify the plight and suffering of dogs imprisoned at massive breeding facilities, like Envigo. These dogs, no different than the ones we live with in our homes, are fated to be used for experiments - to be tortured and killed.


 
SHARK wants to shed light on more of these prisons and the cruelty committed within them. We want to create enough public pressure to force changes to not only how these dogs are treated, but to replace dogs with valid, non-animal means of testing which are much more reliable and safer for humans.

SHARK needs funding to continue our work on this campaign and to cover our travel expenses. You can help educate the public on what is happening to these dogs and encourage them to get involved to stop it. Please click here to order a t-shirt.

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The following video is a departure from SHARK's usual hard-hitting videos to brighten your day:

Silliness for a Change

Here are some videos of our investigations to help the animals!  

Charlie's Filthy, Unlicensed Kitchen Update

C'mon LA - Ban Rodeo's Tools of Torture!

These videos represent some of SHARK's work nationwide exposing animal cruelty. Traveling is expensive, but necessary to our work to help animals. 

Please click here to donate to help us continue our work for the animals.