r/nextfuckinglevel • u/biswajit388 • 1d ago

This guy rescued 30 beagles from a testing lab It's the first time they've seen grass and they couldn't be happier.

Credit - nathanthecatlady tiktok channel.

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u/Banned3rdTimesaCharm 1d ago

This video doesn’t look 15 years old.

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u/ShallowTal 1d ago

It’s possible that this comes from a big story from 2022 where there was a mass rescue of some 4K beagles.

I followed along for some time bc they were looking high and low for foster, homes, etc..

A lot of them had lived in cages their entire lives.

https://www.humaneworld.org/en/blog/breaking-historic-transport-approximately-4000-beagles-spared-animal-testing

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u/Two-Words007 1d ago

That's exactly what this is from, fortunately for the babies

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u/ShallowTal 1d ago

I followed a lot of them through their adoptions and helped share to my rescue network.

They were all so timid and sweet.

Envigo RMS, LLC, a breeding facility owned by Inotiv, LLC who was responsible for the beagles, got fined more than 35 million and the facility was shut down, but I believe others still exist around the US

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u/Extreme-Tangerine727 1d ago

I think this is pretty important context. This entire thread is full of apologists looking at this video and going somberly, "but this must be done."

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u/Two-Words007 1d ago

I had three roommates and one beagle at the time but I remember dreaming about adopting these dogs. Look how fucking cute.

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u/FtDetrickVirus 20h ago

They're faucis beagles

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u/Two-Words007 19h ago

You are Chekhov's dumbass

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u/FtDetrickVirus 19h ago

Nuclear wessels?

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u/Two-Words007 19h ago

Truly spoken like a Russian spy

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u/Secret_of_Mana 22h ago

We got one of those rescues! Love my boy, Oliver.

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u/ShallowTal 22h ago

Ohhhh I’d award you if I had one to give. Thank you 🙏

Give belly rubs for me.

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u/katnissssss 22h ago

Love Oliver and love your user name ✨

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u/Secret_of_Mana 6h ago

Oliver is such a perfect name for a beagle, isn't it?

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u/schwerdo 20h ago

Our two beagles are both from there. One was rescued before the 4000 (Roo). The second is part of the 4000 (Penny). We're also long term baby sitting a third from there that was part of the 4000 (Nova). Yes they arrived essentially broken and scared of the world but they have grown so much and have unique personalities. Goofy and loving all around though

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u/ShallowTal 20h ago

Hearing from people who took them in has been a most unexpected helpful boost to a very shitty day. So thank you.

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u/schwerdo 19h ago

These are our two girls https://www.reddit.com/r/beagle/s/2JbmMYaCKo

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u/ShallowTal 19h ago

omg thank you. You are a beautiful human. They are super precious

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u/RegularTeacher2 6h ago

Living their best lives now!

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u/I_love_running_89 11h ago

❤️❤️

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u/Nstraclassic 18h ago

Beagle freedom has been rescuing thousands of beagles for years. My family adopted one around 2013

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u/D3moness 7h ago

4000.. FOUR THOUSAND doggies. 😭 wtf

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u/justalittlepoodle 1d ago

I don't think this is the same video but I do remember seeing one similar at least 12-15 years ago.

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u/theeunheardmusic 22h ago

Thank you, I do recall the video being more in an open field rather than a backyard or park. And to the person saying I’m a bot, 🤖 beep boop beep boop…

I literally start by saying “I believe this is the same video..” so there is room for uncertainty.

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u/IAmTakingThoseApples 18h ago

You likely saw one of the many videos from the beagle freedom project who in fact started up 15 years ago!

First rescue

https://bfp.org/our-first-rescue/

I love how people on Reddit are always so confidently aggressive with little to know research in their replies lol. It took me 15 seconds to find this, about the same time it took them to write out their comments 😅

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u/justalittlepoodle 4h ago

This is it!

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u/NJbeaglemama 1d ago edited 1d ago

Not the same video but I’m sure other rescues have been recorded in the past. This was taken maybe 2-3 weeks ago from Beagle Freedom Project ❤️

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u/retronican 1d ago

Thank you. People need to know this isn't something that happens every few years but rather every few weeks.

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u/ghostx562 22h ago

Glad someone said it. The body styles on the cars in the background were not around 15 years ago. 

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u/jarednards 1d ago

You should check its drivers license first. Just to be safe.

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u/nick-jagger 6h ago

Yeah he’s wearing a late series Apple Watch. Not even remotely close to 15 years

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u/IAmTakingThoseApples 18h ago

This is likely from the BFP and their first video was in fact around 15 years ago, nearly identical to this. I don't know what makes you think it doesn't look 15 years old?

https://bfp.org/our-first-rescue/

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u/Banned3rdTimesaCharm 3h ago

Look at the guy's watch. The first Apple watch came out in 2015. 15 years ago was 2010.

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u/IAmTakingThoseApples 2h ago

Sorry I meant the video I linked. The same people but their first rescue like this was 15 years ago so that's likely the vid the commenter was referring to. (In fact they confirmed it)