CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Three Labrador retrievers were expected to arrive at O’Hare Airport Tuesday night after being rescued from a dog meat breeder in China. The Los Angeles-based non-profit Rescue + Freedom Project saved the dogs from being sold to restaurants. Shannon Keith, president and founder of the group, told WBBM that it’s “shocking” that this type of thing still goes on. Most Chinese people are against using dogs for food, but activists are afraid they’ll be harmed if they interfere, she said. The three dogs bound for Chicago…
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Santa Monica Lawmaker Introduces Bill Lifting Restrictions on Animal Blood Banks
February 6, 2019 — Under a bill proposed by Santa Monica Assemblymember Richard Bloom, animal blood banks would no longer have to rely on confined dogs and cats. Assembly Bill 366, introduced by Bloom on Monday, would allow the banks in California to use a donor blood collection system, instead of collecting blood exclusively from “closed colonies.” The colonies confine donor animals “to cages and kennels for months or years,” according to Bloom’s staff. “California’s pet blood banking system is outdated and inhumane,” Bloom said. “This bill balances animal welfare…
Santa Monica Assemblymember Bloom introduces AB366 to modernize animal blood banking in CA
Santa Monica Assemblymember Richard Bloom introduced Assembly Bill 366 on Monday, also known as the California Pet Blood Bank Modernization Act, which is aimed at allowing animal blood banks in California to utilize a more humane donor blood collection system for dogs and cats. Did you know that existing California law requires animal blood banks to collect blood exclusively from ‘closed colonies’ – which confines donor animals to cages and kennels for months or even years. While other states allow blood banks to collect animal blood in a voluntary setting.…
Share Your Pet's Story & Help Animals in Need
Rescue + Freedom Project’s #RescueLifestyle campaign! The organization is urging supporters to share their animal’s rescue stories in order to promote adopting instead of purchasing from puppy mills and pet stores. Animal lovers are asked to upload a 30-second video to their Instagram or Twitter account featuring their pet’s story of survival followed by their animal’s favorite thing to do now that they are free. All participants are asked to tag @RescueFreedomProject, #RescueLifestyle & mention 3 friends to help spread the message or donate $3 to help fund R +…
From the Meat Trade to Loving Homes
Four lucky pups arrived in Los Angeles last week, rescued from the horrific South Korean meat trade. Getting dogs out of the most dangerous circumstances is the main mission of Shannon Keith, founder of Rescue + Freedom Project. For about a year now, she and her organization have been focused on getting dogs out of China and Korea, where the dog meat trade is thriving. It’s hard for Westerners to imagine, but in certain Eastern communities, dog meat is highly valued and is often traded and served in a sort…
A dog who suffered through animal testing
Learn about a dog who suffered through animal testing and was almost slaughtered before being saved by the Rescue + Freedom project, among other animals who have been given a second chance in life, in this video made possible by Grace Medical. Original Article: SM Mirror
Dogs Rescued From South Korea Dog Meat Farm Feel Grass and Freedom for the First Time in Months
A group of four dogs named for members of Queen (because they all just want somebody to love) were able to break free – and are about to have it all. In 2018, Freddie, May, Taylor, and Johnnie – also known as the “Bohemian Woof-sody” – were all stuck in the inhumane squalor of a South Korea dog meat farm. Today, the four canines are on U.S. soil searching for forever families. According to Rescue + Freedom Project, all of the canines, who the organizations says were likely pets before…
Paralyzed beagle found in Floyd County dump gives her rescuers a big surprise.
A paralyzed beagle who dragged herself out of a trash heap in Floyd County had a secret that might have given her even more of a reason to fight for her life. She was going to have puppies. Dixie Rose was found crawling away from a dump near Martin back in December, according to the Rescue Freedom Project. The organization, which works with animals that have been used in laboratory testing, stepped in to help her, and since then, she has been cared for by a foster family near Louisville.…
6 dogs rescued from laboratory in Mexico arrive in Round Rock
ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Half a dozen dogs arrived in Round Rock Friday after an animal cruelty prevention organization rescued them from a laboratory in Mexico. The Rescue + Freedom Project took in six dogs as well as five rabbits and six guinea pigs. The charity said the animals were “subjected to a life of confinement” and testing at a lab. “These animals don’t have a voice. We’re their voice for them. They never asked to be sold to a laboratory,” volunteer Martin Palmer said. “There’s no reason for…
Charity rescues dogs and other animals from Mexico, brings them to Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – This isn’t your average pet adoption story. “The 6 dogs we got from Mexico was sold from a pound down there, sold to a non-disclosed laboratory university we were fortunate enough to have a group of people down there. They go to these places and ask if they have any dogs ready to be relinquished.” Martin Palmer is a volunteer at Rescue + Freedom Project saves animals all around the globe from laboratory experiments, hoarding cases, the meat trade, unique captivity and cruelty, and…
Inspirational beagle Bea is making the most of life outside of laboratories
Bea the Beagle is our Pooch of the Month for December 2018. Usually we nominate a Parliamentarian of the Month to celebrate the work decision-makers do for animals. But this month we celebrate the inspirational story of Bea the Beagle who was saved from a life of painful experiments by the Rescue + Freedom Project and adopted by a loving family. During our Lead the Way campaign to stop cruel and unnecessary UK dog tests which gathered more than 80,000 petition signatures, wonderful support from Bea and her rescue family…
Paralyzed beagle found in Floyd County dump. She might have been lab test animal
A dog with paralyzed back legs was rescued from a dump near Martin in Floyd County, where it had apparently been left, rescuers said. Dixie Rose is a beagle with a tattoo in her ear, which led rescuers to speculate that she was formerly a lab test animal, said Candice Thies of Stanton, who works with the Rescue Freedom Project. The Rescue Freedom Project is investigating Dixie Rose’s history and how she got in the dump. “Her back legs were paralyzed, but she was trying to crawl up to the…