Beagle Freedom Project

ARME's Beagle Freedom Project works to directly release and rescue animals from captivity and cruelty from animal-abusing industries such as animal testing facilities and kill shelters. In addition, our organization continues to pass legislation across the nation to change laws and implement protections for animals, including our Right to Release/Beagle Bill which mandates the public adoption of healthy dog and cat survivors of testing and experimentation. The Beagle Bill has been signed into law in 11 states thus far, with 4 states currently pending.

ARME's Beagle Freedom Project is currently the foremost organization rescuing animals from research laboratories worldwide, with the expertise, capability, and capacity of handling severe cases of trauma and providing the comprehensive veterinary care and diagnostic rehabilitation to treat and nurse rescued animals back to health – physically, mentally and emotionally. We have a robust network of hundreds of volunteers, adopters, and fosters as well as a dedicated team of part-time and full-time staff who are committed to the betterment of animal welfare worldwide.

Beagle Freedom Project prides ourselves on the quality of care given to the special needs animals we rescue and the long-term support, services, and expertise we are able to provide to former lab research animals and other victims of abuse. We measure input through the quality of such support and services. Our output is measured by evaluating the successful rehabilitation and recovery of our rescued animals – such as their ability to adapt and adjust to a non-lab environment after and outside of our care – and our adoption success rate. In addition, our organization continues to pass legislative reform in favor of animal welfare across the United States, exemplifying the positive change in public belief to end animal exploitation and experimentation.

As of 2010, we have rescued over 2,000 animals across 36 states and 8 countries, passed the Beagle Bill in 11 states thus far, and have been awarded grants from prestigious institutions such as Microsoft and LUSH Cosmetics, who funded a group of scientists working find medical cures without the use of animals.