Prince Harry & Duchess Meghan's hands-on approach to welcoming new canine family member
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex recently welcomed a new companion into the Montecito home they share with their children, Archie and Lilibet.
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Harry and Meghan adopted a seven-year-old Beagle named Mamma Mia from the Beagle Freedom Project, an organisation that rescues and rehomes animals used in experimental research. The sweet pup was reportedly rescued along with 4,000 other Beagles by federal authorities in Virginia last month.
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Taking to Twitter on Tuesday, the Beagle Freedom Project spoke out about the Sussexes surprise request to rehome a rescue dog.
The organisation also paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II. "Recently, we received a call from Meghan & Harry inquiring about adopting from us!" read the tweet.
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Recently, we received a call from Meghan & Harry inquiring about adopting from us! Their adoption has brought such light to our mission and for that we are so grateful. Sending our deepest condolences to the family on the loss of Queen Elizabeth II. https://t.co/rVdfOV0nUa pic.twitter.com/vilY9cjF6I
— Beagle Freedom Project (@beaglefreedom) October 3, 2022
The Beagle Freedom Project shared the message via their Twitter account
"Their adoption has brought such light to our mission and for that we are so grateful. Sending our deepest condolences to the family on the loss of Queen Elizabeth II."
Twitter users were quick to reply to the heartwarming thread sharing the details of Harry and Meghan's adoption process. "Keep up the good work. From a beagle mum in Australia! It breaks my heart out beautiful breed are used for such horrible human treatment," wrote one fan, as another penned: "That’s incredible!"
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A third Twitter user sweetly shared: "Mamma Mia is gorgeous and hope she’s happy in her new home with Prince Harry & Meghan."
Speaking about Mamma Mia's rescue, Shannon Keith, an animal rights lawyer who runs the Beagle Freedom Project told KTTV: "Mama Mia ran to [Harry and Meghan] and we had never seen her do that with anyone before. She just knew that this was her people."
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"Prince Harry sat on the couch, and she ran to him and put her paws on his knees. Her tail was wagging a million miles a minute," she added.
The new addition to the family joins fellow beagle Guy and a black Labrador named Pula at Prince Harry and Meghan's home in Montecito, California.
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Shannon also told the LA times that Meghan called her on her cell with no Caller ID. The Duchess simply said: "Hey Shannon, this is Meghan," before engaging in a 30 minute conversation about the couple's interest in rescuing.
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