Laboratory beagle held by technician

Laboratory beagle held by technician

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Beagle photographed in a UK animal research establishment in October 2007. These dogs are safety testing a potential new anti-psychotic drug. Please acknowledge © Understanding Animal Research.

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Research involving dogs was crucial to the discovery of insulin to treat diabetes in the 1920s, and has also been important in the development of open-heart surgery and organ transplantation.

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