This was in our local paper today, in an article about diabetes.
Two of the family’s dogs are beagles, the breed from which scientists first extracted insulin. “I feel as if beagles saved my life,” Ms. Middlebrooks says. Kris shared some of his feelings:
It bothers me. As a long time beagle owner and even breeder of two litters, I know that beagles are frequently used as lab animals. They are easy keepers, many easy to care for, easy to breed etc. I also know that the beagles bred for lab use are not related to my girls and haven’t been for many, many generations. However, they do look like my girls.
What a weird coincidence if it is true though I didn’t make the choice of beagles — my husband did. We have other breeds of dogs but we’ve always had at least one beagle since we’ve been married.
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