The Beagle Alliance exists to release, rehabilitate and re-home animals from laboratories and situations of abuse and neglect, as well as to educate so that change happens. Testing on beagles and other animals is prevalent and has gone on with minimal to no federal legislation or regulation in Canada.
Beagles are the primary breed of dog used in testing because they are friendly, don’t bite back, are forgiving and simply fit easily into cages. Their sweet demeanor is used to exploit them.
THEY DESERVE A SECOND CHANCE UNTIL ANIMAL TESTING IS ENDED.
We wouldn't drive a car where the brakes work only 5% of the time, nor would we buy a cell phone that drops 95% of the calls. So it makes no sense that we continue to fund junk science using animals that has the same rate of failure when results are applied to humans. We need to direct precious research dollars towards humane, cost-effective and human relevant methods. I am in shock that the Canadian Center for Alternatives to Animal Methods is shutting down due to lack of government support. All Canadians should be out-raged by this.
Ok so when I’m older I want to build a pet center for facility animals where I will get them out of the lab and nurse them till healthy and are not afraid of people anymore and I will put them up for adoption so that they can have a REAL life and be loved😊
After watching this, the only part I agree with is to stop the tethering. You are taking snippets of very few owners who should not own dogs period. This is not a proper representation of the entire dog sledding industry. Visit some reputable kennels and your attack in this industry will be waned. And using the Whistler violence was abhorrent to everyone, including Mushers. Seems you’re all about shock and awe. Good luck.
Hi Cara, most operations chain the dogs or put them in enclosures. Have you seen the documentary Sled Dogs and the CTV W5 expose? Did you take any time to look at the resources provided? It’s been made crystal clear that the industry runs rampant with issues. Two people in Quebec have just been found guilty for gassing and putting dogs into freezers, hanging them to die. This happened over the course of 10+ years. This happened before and after the Whistler cull, what did the government do to amp up legislation to protect the dogs?Nothing. A standards of care document or code of practice does nothing. There lacks enforcement and oversight, just like all animal-exploiting industries, this one governs itself. This was one of a few operations in Quebec exposed. Whistler was not the only horrific ending for dogs. Did you know that in Ontario there was an operation that shot and killed dogs point blank and buried them with their collars on on site. No charges were ever laid for this heinous behaviour. Another operation in Ontario let a dog freeze to death and was found frozen stiff in the morning. They had over 200 dogs removed with countless health issues and some were euthanized when they were looked at by vet staff. This same place never got those dogs back but requested the semen from said dogs to continue to “breed a competitive blood line”. Does that not disgust you? Someone spent a year documenting 30 operations across the country and discovered the same repetitive behaviour of circling and pacing, behaviour that is largely concerning to animal behaviourists. All of these operations chain their dogs. Another Ontario operation had dogs at a location covered in feces in enclosures and no humans even living on site. Please tell me how you can justify this industry that is a business that uses these dogs to make a buck, this is not fun and it’s not ethical. It’s not an exaggeration or sensational - this is reality. Let’s lastly ask ourselves, why should we be so entitled to do what we want to sentient beings? Why is it acceptable to breed and exploit animals to provide us with entertainment? This has nothing to do with enriching a dog’s life, but rather serving the interests of humans. It’s 2024, time to move away from that harmful mentality.
All of us in the "sled" dog rescue lifestyle appreciate this so much! The more we spread awareness about the sledding industry, the more we can make a difference. I live in Montana, USA but we have the same issues here and throughout our country. I've been rescuing (sled) dogs for almost a decade now after becoming aware of the warehousing of the dogs and gotten involved in taking in retired dogs and want to start working in legislation in the USA for protection of industry dogs. I want to thank all of you for taking the time to put this together and hope that we can get more people involved and work together to end this cruel business. THANK YOU from Michele and the Mountain Angels Sanctuary and Rescue in Montana, USA!
