Beagles visit Indiana’s Statehouse to make case for stalled research adoption bill

By: Casey Smith

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: February 3, 2026

Words: 354

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Two rescued beagles padded through the third floor of Indiana’s Statehouse on Tuesday to rally support for a research animal adoption bill that never received a hearing.

But supporters hope the proposal’s language could still resurface before lawmakers adjourn later this month.

House Bill 1203, dubbed Sunny’s Research Adoption Bill, would have required research laboratories to offer dogs and cats for adoption after experiments are concluded, if the animals are deemed healthy by a …

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