Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) in Great Britain is a contract research organization that owns one of Europe's largest animal testing laboratories. In 2002, they euthanized 500 animals a day while conducting tests on products such as herbicides, food dyes, and medicines. At least seven times before 2002, disturbing instances of animal cruelty and violations of scientific standards had been uncovered. Channel 4 news once aired footage of an HLS employee punching a beagle puppy in the face while a co-worker laughed. Secret recordings also revealed employees engaging in inappropriate behavior with female beagles, derogatorily labeled as 'scum.' This is a segment from the long-standing international conservation campaign known as SHAC (Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty) with accompanying commentary.
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