"Beagles are very popular companion dogs and also very popular among breeding facilities and research laboratories where they live highly compromised lives, all "in the name of research" to help humans. 1 Many, if not most people, have no idea what goes on behind these closed doors. I've often wondered why these wonderful dogs rather than others wound up being used for a sorts of research, and now I know because of Dr. Brad Bolman's excellent new book Lab Dog."
"In his well-written and well-researched book, Bolman "explains how the laboratory dog became a subject of intense focus for twentieth-century scientists and charts the beagle's surprising trajectory through global science." He also "sheds new light on pivotal stories of twentieth-century science, including the Manhattan Project, tobacco controversies, contraceptive testing, and behavioral genetics research." These studies showed that dogs are intelligent sentient beings who deserve moral protection."
Beagles became a central subject in twentieth-century scientific research, chosen for breeding and laboratory studies across diverse fields such as nuclear laboratories, tobacco testing, contraceptive trials, and behavioral genetics. Their widespread use rested on cultural assumptions that framed animal research as purely scientific. Research findings repeatedly revealed canine intelligence and sentience, demonstrating that beagles suffer compromised lives in laboratories and raising ethical concerns about their treatment. Public awareness of laboratory practices involving companion breeds remained limited. Historical examination of laboratory practices and experimental outcomes contributed to growing skepticism and arguments against continued research use of beagles.
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