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Medical research dog breeding facility blames COVID-19 for dozens of disturbing animal welfare viola
Medical research dog breeding facility blames COVID-19 for dozens of disturbing animal welfare violationsEnvigo, the troubled dog breeding and research facility in Cumberland County is blaming COVID-19 for its multiple animal welfare violations. Their response comes as Virginia lawmakers pursue bills to crack down on Envigo.
Eight of the 11 bills aimed at providing more oversight at the facility are moving forward in the General Assembly.
Speaking before a Virginia House sub-committee, Carmen Wilbourn Vice President of North America Operations at Envigo said the pandemic created a perfect storm. She says a combination of a higher number of dogs and low staff is what led to 39 federal animal welfare violations.
Wilbourn said, “We were highly impacted by Covid-19 with our customers, um, they stopped ordering animals from us.”
https://www.wric.com/news/taking-action/envigo-blames-covid-19-for-dozens-of-animal-welfare-violations-as-bills-move-forward/
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