They deserve love. Not a life in a lab.
Dogs and cats belong in loving homes, with soft beds, room to play, and families who cherish them. Yet animals continue to endure confinement and painful experiments funded by our tax dollars.
The Companion Animal Protection Against Cruel Testing (COMPACT) Act could help change that.
Introduced by Representatives Mark Pocan and Nick Langworthy, this bipartisan legislation would end most Department of Health and Human Services funding for research involving live dogs and cats, including funding through the National Institutes of Health.
While it would not end all animal testing, the COMPACT Act is an important step toward the future BFP fights for every day: one where no animal suffers in a laboratory
A voice for survivors. A path toward freedom.
Shannon Keith, Beagle Freedom Project’s founder and president, was honored to speak at the U.S. Capitol in September 2026 alongside Representatives Pocan and Langworthy about the COMPACT Act and the animals still waiting for freedom.
BFP alumni Charlie and Luna also attended alongside their adopter, Nicolle, as living proof that beagles bred for animal testing are no different from the beloved dogs and cats who share our homes—and are just as deserving of freedom, kindness, and love.
At BFP, we see firsthand what freedom makes possible. Animals who once knew only cages begin to explore, play, trust, and discover the joy of simply being themselves.
Beagle Freedom Project stands ready to welcome animals released from laboratories and help provide the care, rehabilitation, and loving homes they deserve.
Help turn compassion into action.
The COMPACT Act needs support from Congress—and your voice can help. Contact your representatives and urge them to support this legislation and help move it forward.
Click below to send a message. It only takes a moment to speak up for animals still waiting for freedom.
Until all are free… ❤️
