In September, the League took in 30 of the more than 200 dogs and cats surrendered to officials after the USDA began an investigation into allegations of neglectful living conditions and cruel abuse of the animals at Professional Laboratory and Research Services, Inc. in Gates County, North Carolina. While people may disagree on whether or not there is a need for animals to be used in research, no one can justify the way the North Carolina lab animals were treated. An undercover investigation by PETA documented horrible incidents of blatant cruelty. The dogs and cats were were force-fed some substances and subjected to having others smeared on their skin—one such smear test caused seizures, blindness, and bleeding from the nose in 57 cats—but they were also allegedly routinely abused by their caretakers who screamed at them, sprayed them with water and chemicals, dragged them through the facility, and threw them into cages. Thankfully, all of the horror is now past history.
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| Muffin and Cookie lounge comfortably on the sofa in their forever home |
The update from Cookie and Muffin's person proves that animals are extremely resilient and forgiving. Why would a once tortured animal trust a human being?
From their new home --
"....Cookie is such a loving little thing, she is my dream cat and Muffin is not far behind. Cookie likes to sleep on my neck with her little face right next to mine. Her whiskers tickle my nose. Muffin also comes around and wants loving but she is my explorer and my guard. They both follow me around. They play together and are so funny and I enjoy playing with them. Muffin jumps on top of Cookie and "grooms" her followed by rough and tumbling play...."All of the lab cats were placed in homes and most of the dogs have been adopted, too. A couple rat terriers are still waiting at the League for their forever homes.
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