Beagles rescued from Virginia facility to be put up for adoption in New York soon

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, New York (WABC) -- Nearly a dozen beagles will soon be up for adoption at the SPCA Westchester Animal Rescue Center in Briarcliff Manor.

The SPCA welcomed the beagles from a facility in Virginia that bred dogs to be sold to labs for animal experimentation.

An investigation found there were 4,000 beagles housed in the mass-breeding facility, living in inhumane conditions.

The facility was shut down in early July.

Prince Harry and Meghan, the Dutchess of Sussex, are some of those who adopted a beagle afterward.

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