A national animal rights group called the Beagle Freedom Project wanted research laboratories that use live animals to put more of their dogs and cats up for adoption. But the group ran...

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Cats and dogs used in medical experiments in New York could get the chance to be put up for adoption instead of being put down.

Imagine spending your entire life in a cage, and finally being allowed to put your foot on the grass. That’s exactly what happened to a handful of floppy eared beagles in Sherman...

ALBANY — Dogs and cats used in scientific experiments will get a second chance for life under legislation passed by state lawmakers Tuesday.

Although the Senate and Assembly have found it difficult to come to agreement on a number of pressing issues, they’ve found common ground on one piece of legislation: the Beagle Bill.

There are currently 179 dogs and cats being used for research and testing at the University of Missouri. But when volunteers with the Beagle Freedom Project, a California-based nonprofit that advocates...

Most of the dogs BFP rescues from laboratories suffer severe emotional anxiety, in human terms sometimes known as PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), which has been...