Recently spotlighted in the Chicago Tribune and Elgin Courier News, Brilliance Subaru hosted a reunion event for more than 75 Beagle owners a year after the dogs were rescued from a Virginia testing facility.

Anderson Humane took in 177 of the 4,000 dogs found at Envigo, a breeding and research facility in Cumberland, Virginia, which was shut down after the U.S. Department of Agriculture discovered myriad federal violations that resulted in the animals dying or being ill, injured or malnourished.

The beagles were brought to South Elgin with assistance from Brilliance Subaru, Anderson CEO and president David Daubert said. Some of the animals were collected by Anderson staff using two shelter vans while Brilliance Subaru owner Kevin Keefe and dealership general manager Jim DaLuga drove an auto parts truck to get the rest.

“This is overwhelming,” said Kevin Keefe, owner of Brilliance Subaru, which helped organize the gathering at his Elgin car dealership.

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