Mission: Help Bug, Docker, and Other Dogs Trapped at This Lab

Posted by Calvin on July 03, 2025

Did you know that some companies and universities support experiments on dogs?

High Quality Research (HQR) in Fort Collins, Colorado, is a laboratory that imprisons more than 100 dogs in chain-link kennels nearly 24/7 and experiments on them for its clients. One of these dogs is Bug, a beagle who could just as easily have been your companion in another life. PETA’s investigator saw Bug express his frustration by constantly chewing at the chain-link door to the kennel. 😢 To make his cries quieter, the facility’s veterinarian put forceps down his throat and cut his vocal cords.  

Our investigator also saw that Docker, another dog trapped at HQR, had a golf ball-sized mass on his neck that the veterinarian had apparently ignored for years. When the investigator asked to adopt Docker, workers said that Docker could never leave bc he was “assigned” to a client who “tend[s] to hang on to…animals forever.”   

Bug and Docker are no different than dogs who share our homes—imagine if someone treated your companion like this.

Earn peta2 Points

We can make positive changes for these dogs if HQR and its clients see a huge public outcry against their experiments. That’s why we need as many signatures as possible on this HQR petition—and by sharing it with a friend, you can start a snowball effect of advocacy and earn a ton of peta2 points from our Rewards Program. 💪 Here’s what to do:

1. Text or DM this HQR petition link to a friend and take a screenshot of your message.

2. Submit your screenshot for 15 30 peta2 points. You’ll earn double the points all summer long for taking action to help animals on peta2.com! (Heads-up: You’ll only be awarded points for taking this action once.)

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