California protesters press Amgen to cut ties with beagle breeder cited by USDA

California protesters press Amgen to cut ties with beagle breeder cited by USDA

Amgen is facing renewed criticism from animal-rights campaigners over its business relationship with a breeder that supplies beagles and other animals for laboratory research. The company continues to work with a supplier that the USDA has repeatedly cited under the Animal Welfare Act, demonstrators said at an August 3 protest near Amgen's Thousand Oaks campus. What happened? Protesters with Direct Action Everywhere, or DxE, gathered outside the…