Hoax, Not a Hoax
Remember that Saturday Night Live skit in 1988 that was a game show called "Jew, Not a Jew?" Well, now we have "Hoax, Not a Hoax," starring a bunch of beagles and yours truly.
Though beagles are often used in research, and there is in fact a hoax about rescuing beagles from a closing research facility, I just received word that this particular situation was in fact real (it did come from a reputable list so I was shocked when I heard it wasn’t true), and that the dogs have found homes.
"[T]he beagles have been taken care of and nope it wasn’t a hoax but folks in the states stepped up and took care of all these lost souls."
Everyone involved to this point has been very annoyed about this, and I apologize (again) for any confusion. I usually make some simple calls or send some e-mails before I post something like the original plea, and I should have done that and headed this thing off at the pass before it snowballed.
What's strange about all this is that ALZA says that the beagles will be relocated to another facility.
http://www.alza.com/alza/press_room
I did see that (I think Emily posted it earlier, too), but my source is a woman close to the person involved. I'd imagine she's fielding calls and e-mails about this particular aspect, so I might not get an immediate response, but I will ask today.
Thanks.