Lab and All Breed Dog Rescue Network

I recently spoke with a customer who just rescued a Beagle through Lab and All Breed Dog Rescue. Her 3 1/2  year old Beagle had been used for research by a University. Listening to her describe her "sweet & gentle" new friend I couldn't help but cringe a little when thinking about what kind of possible "testing" was done for what "research" and how many litters she was forced to have. And why?

On their website, Lab and All Breed Dog Rescue describe themselves as: a small rescue currently waiting for approval on our non-profit 501 (c)(3). We are based in the South and Northeast, and have foster homes ranging from Virginia all the way through New England. We pull dogs from high kill shelters and place them in foster homes. We spay/neuter our orphans along with having them up to date on vaccinations. Because we use foster homes all of our dogs are quarantined.

We do home checks on our potential adopters. Our adoption process starts with an application and you must qualify to adopt one of our orphans. We have the means to transport anywhere on the Eastern coast.

To learn more please visit their about us page and to see their dogs you can view them on our adoptable pets page. If you are interested in adopting a dog through Lab and All Breed Dog Rescue you need to fill out an application.

Prior to speaking with our customer yesterday I had never heard of Lab and All Breed Dog Rescue Network. I am hoping this information will be helpful to someone on the east coast looking to rescue a new dog.

Go to facebook and become a fan of Lab and All Breed Dog Rescue. I did.

Gray

Comments

[Karen]

I am fostering (failed at a foster and am about to ADOPT) that sweet beagle from LABRN. It is not know what exactly WAS done with my Zoe Beagle Girl at the College BUT she is the sweetest thing and VERY social!

PLEASE spread the great word that LABRN does.

******Zoe is one of 8 beagles rescued. There are more that NEED to find Fosters and Forever Homes! IF you can help, Contact LABRN. They are on FB too under Lab and All Breed Rescue Network!

Let's find Zoe's 'peers' a home too! Placements are needed quickly!!!!!! Spread the word!

[Gray]

It's easy to fail at fostering :) Thanks for letting us know about LABRN. I saw that there are still some Beagles and other dogs available on their site. Here is the link:
http://www.labrn.350.com/our_adoptable_pets.htm

[Gina Austin]

The beagle crew that came from the University are the lucky ones. Many are PTS without anyone even knowing they exist. The University was very cautious about giving them to rescue, worried they would receive a black eye out of the ordeal. I promised them that this would not happen if they would just let them live. These guys were NOT tested on. They were used as blood donor dogs. They had blood drawn periodically so students could run blood tests and CBC's. Beagles are very easy to work with and have liver functions closeest to humans so blood work checking liver function was done as well. They were used for training purposes in a Medical University. I do not ever condone lab use of animals but have to admit that these guys were very well cared for. Students were allowed to come into the lab and take the beagles out and hold--play with--and pet them. These guys were loved even if in a not so good environment. They were also given the best of care and before sending them to us spayed/neutered everyone as well as giving all of them dentals. They sent the next months heartworm preventative with them and all of this really shows me that someone in the mix really cared about the welfare of these poor dogs. Hope this answers some questions about these very sweet dogs. Also we will be posting more of them this weekend. While in foster care they all have adjusted to their new world and environments at different paces so we only post them when they are ready for new families. :) So look for new pictures of more of these special dogs.

[Gray]

Hi Gina-
Thank you very much for the valuable information. I never knew that about the similarity b/w Beagle blood and humans. It is a relief to hear that they were treated well and their health maintained. Please share with us when you post the photos of the available Beagles and we will help spread the word. Again, thank you very much for your informative comment!