WATCH: Beautiful moment beagles freed from lab feel grass under their paws for first time
THIS is the heartwarming moment a group of freed beagles felt the grass under their paws for the first time.
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The nine dogs were taken from a research laboratory in California by the Beagle Freedom Project, which said that the animals had never been outside before.
The tentative dogs are fearful at first - but are soon playing and running around in the sun.
The Beagle Freedom Project is campaigning to limit animal testing in America.
In March, the Sunday Express exposed harrowing footage from inside British animal testing labs.
Latest Government figures show 3,214 dogs and 202 cats were used in tests in this country in 2012, a significant increase on the previous 12 months.
Home Office Minister Norman Baker revealed his department carried out “a number” of unannounced inspections at the centre in the past year and he is now demanding a full report into their conclusions.