Jennifer Braster’s article on Nevada’s “Beagle Bill” was recently featured in the September 2015 issue of Communiqué. Read an excerpt of the article below:
Nevada Becomes the Second State in the Country to Offer Research Animals a Second Chance
By Jennifer L. Braster, Esq.
On June 2, 2015, when Governor Sandoval signed Senate Bill 261 (SB 261) into law, Nevada became the second state in the country to require research facilities to offer dogs and cats used for research for adoption before euthanizing these animals. Specifically, SB 261 requires, “A research facility that intends to euthanize a dog or cat for any purpose other than scientific, medical or educational research shall, before euthanizing the dog or cat, offer the dog or cat for adoption if the dog or cat is appropriate for adoption.” (Emphasis added).
Nevada joins Minnesota in requiring research facilities to offer research dogs and cats for adoption before euthanizing the animal. See Minn. H.F. No. 3172. Within weeks of Nevada’s passage of SB 261, Connecticut also passed similar legislation. Conn. Public Act No. 15-201.