The London hospital where dogs were used in heart attack studies for decades before the program was shut down last month has now committed to rehoming the animals.

St. Joseph’s Health Care announced Wednesday that eight dogs that remained in its facility will be placed for adoption by a “trusted and fully accredited organization” that it did not name.

Recommended Videos

The hospital, which hosted a secret testing program that included inducing heart attacks in dogs for up to three hours, ended the practice days after an Investigative Journalism Bureau investigation was published in partnership with Postmedia on Aug. 7.

Six of the dogs were transferred to the unnamed organization Wednesday. The remaining two will be transferred to their new home shortly, the statement reads.

See Full Page