# Meetup: A Conversation With Melanie Kaplan, author of Lab Dog

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- **When:** Sat, Nov 14, 2026, 11:00 AM PST – 12:30 PM PST
- **Where:** 2414 Sixth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
- **Price:** Free
- **Organizer:** [Direct Action Everywhere](https://eventing.ing/organizers/orgz_1m3xzpxr77dw2dsaxtw3g8)
- **Categories:** Business & Career
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Journalist Melanie Kaplan, author of Lab Dog: A Beagle and His Human Investigate the Surprising World of Animal Research, will be in conversation with Dane4Dogs founder Rebekah Robinson, discussing Hammy, the former lab beagle who inspired Melanie’s book; the closing of Envigo and Ridglan, two of the three biggest breeders of research beagles in the United States; the current state of animal testing and government requirements for dog use; and the promising non-animal…

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