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Up to 1,000 beagle dogs were held inside Harlan at any one time.The investigation exposed the pitiful existence of life on the production line for beagles in the research industry.In the stock units, dogs were often housed up to 19 to a pen. In such overcrowded conditions, bullying and fighting was common. Some dogs died or had to be killed as a result of fighting.One of the many breeding females at Harlan during BUAV’s investigation.Beagle number DH1086 was due to be killed as “surplus stock” but found to be heavily pregnant. None of her pups survived. Not wanted as a breeding female and unable to be sold for research, she was killed at just 13 months old.Once their useful breeding days were over, most elderly females were killed. Some, however, could have been sold on to a research laboratory.Beagle number DJ0753 was considered a “reject” because he had a physical deformity. Such animals were classified as “non-conforming products” and given a red card. Many were killed for blood products.The dogs were housed in concrete, barren pens with no structured programme of exercise, human contact or socialisation.Some pups as young as 5 months were sold off to research laboratories.Perfectly healthy dogs such as this individual were deemed “surplus” to requirements. Killed by an injection, they were then put into bin liners and dumped into a skip like some sort of industrial waste.Identified only by a number, each dog had a commercial value. The “overproduction” of dogs resulted in the mass slaughter of those past their “sell-by-date;” some were only a few months old.Underweight and “non-thriving” pups such as this one were often killed.Pregnant and nursing females were given no bedding or nesting materials for their litter of pups. Some females were up to 10 years old and had had up to 10 litters.

Location: UK

The first ever in-depth exposé of the suffering involved in the breeding of beagles for the research industry.

Background

Harlan-Hillcrest is a company that breeds and supplies animals for research such as beagles, monkeys, rabbits and guinea-pigs. It also supplies animal organs and blood products. Harlan was exposed by the BUAV in 1999 following a gruelling 10 month undercover investigation. This was the first ever exposé of the suffering involved in the breeding of beagles for the research industry. Up to 1,000 beagle dogs were held inside Harlan at any one time; 200 females who spent their meagre lives producing litter after litter; 20 or so male 'stud' dogs; 100-200 suckling pups and 500-600 'stock' dogs awaiting shipment to experimental laboratories around the world. The investigation exposed the pitiful existence of life on the production line for beagles in the research industry.

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