Beagle freedom march to the Capitol
1,883 views · Published 29 April 2014 · 0:45 · Indexed 12 November 2026
Channel: Sacramento Bee · 2014 · News & Politics
Rescued beagles and volunteers march to the Capitol in Sacramento on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 in support of the Beagle Freedom Bill (AB 2431) authored by Assemblyman Matthew Dababneh. The bill proposes to help rescue dogs and cats from taxpayer-funded California research laboratories. Many research dogs and cats are euthanized at the end of the testing even if they are healthy. The legislation would facilitate a relationship between laboratories that use dogs and cats for research purposes and registered nonprofit animal rescue organizations so that when the animals are no longer needed they can be placed up for public adoption. Currently, there is no mechanism for California citizens to adopt one these dogs or cats.
