--- description: Obese beagle weighing 85 pounds named Kale Chips winds up at animal shelter title: Here's an 85-Pound Beagle Named 'Kale Chips' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce07bd26cf17a326/698778f80b72e3e7566dd08f/obese-beagle-kale-chips.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's an 85-Pound Beagle Named 'Kale Chips'  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Updated: Dec 13, 2023 8:15 PM CUTPublished: Jan 8, 2015 11:00 PM CUT  Sarah Lauch  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Updated: Dec 13, 2023 8:15 PM CUTPublished: Jan 8, 2015 11:00 PM CUT Photos of an [85-pound](https://www.facebook.com/onetailatatime/photos/a.10151873921018178.1073741844.123028623177/10152674618258178/?type=1&theater "undefined") beagle taken at Chicago Animal Care and Control this week are making the rounds on Facebook. The dog was recently given up by an owner who could not care for him anymore. “He had to be wheeled out in a wagon,” the no-kill dog rescue One Tail at a Time writes in a Jan. 6 [Facebook post.](https://www.facebook.com/onetailatatime/photos/a.125298148177.105287.123028623177/10152674519163178/?type=1&theater "undefined") “We’re calling him Kale Chips, because that’s pretty much what his future looks like.” Another [video](https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152674585833178 "undefined") that One Tail at a Time uploaded to Facebook shows how hard it is for the dog to walk: The dog will remain at One Tail at a Time until he is adopted. “We’re currently running some tests to see if there are any medical issues we need to treat first and then he will start his weight loss plan,” says Heather Owen, president of the organization’s board. “Currently we are looking to place him in a foster home (or an adopter) with minimal or no stairs that can take him to a facility where he can do hydrotherapy a few times a week.” **LIST:** [7 of the Cutest Chubby Pets](http://time.com/2827132/7-of-the-cutest-chubby-pets/ "undefined") ### See Adorable Puppies Shaking Their Fur  Annie - 7 weeks, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Carli Davidson  Annie - 7 weeks, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Carli Davidson  Koda - 20 weeks, Pomeranian Carli Davidson  Koda - 20 weeks, Pomeranian Carli Davidson  Hans - 12 weeks, Boxer Pit Mix Carli Davidson  Hans - 12 weeks, Boxer Pit Mix Carli Davidson  Cloud - 8 weeks, Shar Pei Carli Davidson  Cloud - 8 weeks, Shar Pei Carli Davidson  Josie - 12 weeks, Boxer Carli Davidson  Josie - 12 weeks, Boxer Carli Davidson  Meatball - 10 weeks, Pit Bull Carli Davidson  Meatball - 10 weeks, Pit Bull Carli Davidson  Vincent - 8 weeks, Dachshund Carli Davidson  Vincent - 8 weeks, Dachshund Carli Davidson ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3660686/obese-85-pound-beagle-kale-chips/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3660686/obese-85-pound-beagle-kale-chips/"},"headline":"Here's an 85-Pound Beagle Named 'Kale Chips'","datePublished":"2015-01-08T23:00:03.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T20:15:16.000Z","description":"\"He had to be wheeled out in a wagon\"","url":"https://time.com/3660686/obese-85-pound-beagle-kale-chips/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce07bd26cf17a326/698778f80b72e3e7566dd08f/obese-beagle-kale-chips.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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