A taxpayer-funded contract worth nearly £700,000 has been handed to a firm just months after it was accused of torturing and killing dogs.
Thousands of beagles bred at an American facility run by Envigo RMS had to be rehomed after shocking cruelty was exposed there.
Inspectors found dogs were needlessly being killed with painful injections into the heart instead of receiving basic veterinary care for conditions that could be easily treated.
