“It will take 60 days to get all of these animals out and to work with our shelter and rescue partners across the country to work with them to bring these dogs home that they will eventually love,” she said. Kitty Block, president and chief; executive of the American Humane Society. Shelters from South Elgin, Illinois to Pittsburgh have begun accepting the dogs, which will undergo medical exams, vaccinations and other treatments before they are available for adoption. In May, the US Department of Justice sued Envigo RMS LLC alleging violations of the Animal Welfare Act at its Cumberland, Virginia, facility. In June, parent company Inotiv Inc. stated that it would close the facility. In July, Envigo settled with the government, without paying fines. Inotiv did not respond to a request for comment. Government inspectors found greyhounds there were killed instead of receiving care for easily treatable ailments. Lactating greyhounds refused food. The food they received contained worms, mold and excrement. and in an eight-week period, 25 beagle puppies died from exposure to the cold, the Humane Society said in a statement. Some were injured when they were attacked by other dogs in overcrowded conditions, he added. The effort to save the greyhounds began much earlier, according to Bill Stanley, a Republican senator from Virginia. “I tried to shut them down in 2019, but I couldn’t. But over the years, we never stopped fighting.” (Reporting by Aleksandra Michalska Editing by Richard Chang and Lisa Shumaker)
