Catonsville resident Katherine Novak got her pet beagle from a rescue program called Beagle Freedom Project. They rescue beagles who would otherwise be sentenced to death after being used for animal testing.
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Kat Novak and her rescue beagle Vito, 3, share a moment as she holds his paws at her home in Catonsville. Novak got her beagle from a rescue program called Beagle Freedom Project, which rescues dogs who would otherwise be sentenced to death after being used for animal testing. (Photo by Nate Pesce)
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A tattoo on the inside of Vito’s ear was his testing ID number/letters when he was kept in a lab for testing. (Photo by Nate Pesce)
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Vito, 3, bares the sign of a rescue beagle with his testing ID number/letters marked permanently on the inside of his ear. (Photo by Nate Pesce)
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Mickey, 8, and Vito, 3, in background, play in their backyard at the Novak house in Catonsville. (Photo by Nate Pesce)
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Kat Novak with her beagles Vito, 3, and Mickey (behind her), 8, at her home in Catonsville. (Photo by Nate Pesce)
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Kat Novak with her beagle Vito, 3, at her home in Catonsville. Novak got her beagle from a rescue program called Beagle Freedom Project, which rescues dogs who would otherwise be sentenced to death after being used for animal testing. (Photo by Nate Pesce)
Original Article: The Baltimore Sun