Are missing or stolen pets being used for animal testing in Elmore County?
According to documents from USDA, it might have happened. Inspectors have dropped by the Blue Ridge Kennels on Rifle Range Road over the years and started noting issues such as malnutrition, inadequate facilities and repeated lack of veterinary care starting in 2020. The facility has been cited more than 80 times since then, and this has attracted the attention of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
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