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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

US dog breeder fined $35m after 4,000 beagles rescued from facility

A US company that bred dogs for animal testing has been fined $35 million (£27.7m) after pleading guilty to federal animal welfare and environmental crimes.

The US Justice Department has spent two years investigating the mistreatment of 4,000 beagles by Indiana-based firm Envigo - one of the leading suppliers of animals for medical research in the United States.

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