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The Republican Standard
- July 20, 2022
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Envigo and DOJ officials announced a settlement in the government’s lawsuit against the Cumberland beagle-breeder-for-medical-testing; 4,000 beagles will be relinquished to the Humane Society of the United States and Envigo will be permanently prohibited from engaging in activity at the facility requiring an Animal Welfare Act license. “This settlement brings to an end the needless suffering […]

Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...
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The Republican Standard
- June 28, 2022
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A judge has blocked Envigo’s attempts to sell about 2,200 beagles amid a shutdown of its Cumberland breeding-for-testing facility, issuing an order that Envigo can only fill pre-existing contracts under pre-existing terms within 30 days of a June 13 order. “Anything more would create a financial incentive for Defendant to prolong operations,” Judge Norman Moon […]

Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...
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The Republican Standard
- June 26, 2022
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After a court decided to allow dog-breeder-for-testing Envigo to fulfill existing contracts to sell its dogs amid an ongoing federal lawsuit, 29 Virginia legislators and federal prosecutors are working to block the sale of what prosecutors say is 2,200 beagles, including 1,200 to international customers. In a motion for clarification U.S. prosecutors filed Friday, prosecutors suggest that […]

Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...
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The Republican Standard
- June 19, 2022
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U.S. District Court Judge Norman K. Moon granted beagle-breeder-for-testing Envigo a partial win on Friday, allowing the facility to complete contracts for more than 500 dogs while a Department of Justice lawsuit against the Cumberland facility proceeds. “Those dogs have been abused, and the right thing to do would be to let them be adopted […]

Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...
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The Republican Standard
- May 31, 2022
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Following the raid that saw USDA agents and other authorities raided beagle-breeder-for-testing Envigo’s Cumberland facility and seize 145 dogs that were in “acute distress”, a federal judge issued an emergency order imposing a series of restrictions on a Virginia dog-breeding facility. (RELATED: USDA Agents Raid and Seize Dogs at Beagle-Breeder-for Testing Envigo) The Envigo RMS […]

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The Republican Standard
- February 25, 2019
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During the 2019 General Assembly session, House Republicans worked hard to send a message to would-be animal abusers.

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The Republican Standard
- January 22, 2019
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If enacted, when one abuses a cat or dog they could be charged with a Class 6 felony and receive up to five years in prison.