What happens to some of the Envigo dogs? Taxpayer funded research exposed

8News has learned the National Institutes of Health has no future purchases planned for dogs from the troubled Envigo breeding facility in Cumberland. NIH has previously used dogs from the Virginia facility in ongoing experiments.

The NIH released a statement explaining that they do not discuss animal welfare-related investigations but will takes all animal cruelty allegations seriously.

The decision from NIH comes after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) cited Envigo with multiple animal welfare violations. Meanwhile, 8News has been learning more about those NIH experiments and what happens to some of the dogs after they leave the Cumberland breeding facility.

It has always been known the beagles at Envigo are used in medical research but now 8News has uncovered some of the dogs go on to a government lab in Maryland and are part of an invasive and deadly study at the taxpayer’s expense.

“The abuses that have been uncovered at the Cumberland facility are really only the beginning of the nightmare for these dogs,” said Justin Goodman Senior Vice President of Advocacy and Public Policy at White Coat Waste Project, a taxpayer watchdog group.

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