Notorious dog breeder supplied Ontario lab with test subjects

For more than a decade a massive Ontario research lab has been importing dogs for scientific experimentation from a U.S. breeder with a history of serious animal cruelty allegations. Article content

Scarborough, Ont.-based Nucro-Technics, which bills itself as Canada’s largest contract research facility, has repeatedly purchased test study dogs from Ridglan Farms, a large-scale breeder based in Wisconsin that recently agreed to surrender its licence to operate as a dog breeder amid a criminal investigation alleging brutal mistreatment of beagles. Article content Article content

Nucro-Technics is now under review by the Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC), the national oversight body that sets standards for the care of animals used in scientific research.

The review was triggered