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  1. PageTake action

    Foster, Adopt or Transport

    Offer a home, a temporary home, or a vehicle for beagles coming out. Applications are CLOSED for now after an overwhelming response — everything…

    savethedogs.uk/foster

  2. PageThe movement

    Ridglan Solidarity (USA)

    …people converged on 18 April 2026; thirteen days later the company agreed to release 1,500 beagles. The model for what comes next here.

    savethedogs.uk/ridglan-solidarity

  3. PageSave the MBR Beagles

    Home

    The campaign to close MBR Acres, the beagle breeding facility at Wyton, Cambridgeshire, that supplies dogs to laboratories. Around…

    savethedogs.uk/

  4. PageThe story so far

    The Timeline

    Six phases of the campaign, from fifty years of breeding at Wyton through Camp Beagle, the trials, Parliament and the open letter — with a full dated chronology at the e…

    savethedogs.uk/timeline

  5. PageThe case

    The Green Hill Precedent

    Marshall BioResources’ Italian facility was raided in 2012, its beagles rehomed and three executives convicted of cruelty. 6,023 dogs had died there. A beagle…

    savethedogs.uk/green-hill

  6. PageThe case

    Evidence & Facts

    What MBR Acres is, what happens to the beagles, the petition numbers, the 65+ companies that cut ties, the customers who buy the dogs,…

    savethedogs.uk/facts

  7. PageThe law

    Section 58 Challenge

    …every licensed laboratory animal out of the Animal Welfare Act — the loophole MBR Acres’ beagles fall through.

    savethedogs.uk/legal/section-58

  8. PageThe movement

    MBR Medical — a reply

    Marshall’s “MBR Medical Advances” page says beagles are essential to medicine. A point-by-point reply on what dog testing actually predicts,…

    savethedogs.uk/mbr-medical

Sections on a page

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  1. On the pageThe Timeline

    Phase 02 — Camp Beagle, five years at the gate

    The world’s longest continuous animal-rights vigil, outside MBR Acres since June 2021, documenting every vehicle in and out.

    savethedogs.uk/timeline#phase-02

  2. On the pageFoster, Adopt or Transport

    Foster, adopt or transport — the three options

    A temporary home while a permanent one is found; a permanent home; or a vehicle and a driver to move dogs safely.

    savethedogs.uk/foster#options

  3. On the pageHow You Can Help

    Support the wider movement

    …Testing, the Campaign to Ban Animal Testing, MBR Suppliers, TOXICITY.inc, Animal Rising and Camp Beagle.

    savethedogs.uk/get-involved#movement

  4. On the pageEvidence & Facts

    Where the beagles go — MBR’s customers

    …harles River, Labcorp and Sequani: the contract research organisations that buy MBR Acres beagles at around sixteen weeks old for regulatory toxicity testing.

    savethedogs.uk/facts#mbr-customers

  5. On the pageThe Legal Framework

    Animal Welfare Act 2006

    …to all animals — except those in licensed testing facilities. Section 58 puts MBR Acres’ beagles into a legal black hole.

    savethedogs.uk/legal#welfare-act

Questions answered

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  1. Question answeredMarshall’s FAQ, answered

    What is Camp Beagle?

    Camp Beagle is a continuous, peaceful protest vigil at the gates of MBR Acres, running since June…

    savethedogs.uk/marshall-bioresources-faq#what-is-camp-beagle

  2. Question answeredMBR Medical Advances: What Marshall Leaves Out

    Do “hundreds of millions of pets” depend on Marshall’s beagles?

    …That is a claim about veterinary medicine as a whole, not about what Marshall sells. The beagles that leave MBR Acres go to contract laboratories testing drugs and chemicals largely…

    savethedogs.uk/mbr-medical#do-pets-depend-on-marshalls-beagles

  3. Question answeredMarshall’s FAQ, answered

    Is it true that Marshall doesn’t care about animals?

    …cosmetic “defects” and distressing euthanasia (see questions 13, 14 and 28). Marshall’s Italian beagle breeder, Green Hill, was seized by Italian authorities in 2012 after 6,023 dogs died…

    savethedogs.uk/marshall-bioresources-faq#does-marshall-care-about-animals

  4. Question answeredMarshall’s FAQ, answered

    Isn’t it cruel that Marshall’s animals never touch grass?

    …same applies at MBR Acres, where puppies leave the sheds at around 16 weeks for a lab. A beagle is a scent hound bred for the outdoors. Never feeling grass is not “enrichment”. It…

    savethedogs.uk/marshall-bioresources-faq#animals-never-touch-grass

  5. Question answeredMarshall’s FAQ, answered

    Is Marshall guilty of the same offences as Ridglan and Envigo?

    …to its 85-year record. Marshall’s own record includes Green Hill in Montichiari, Italy, a beagle breeder in the Marshall group. Italian authorities raided it in 2012 and seized around…

    savethedogs.uk/marshall-bioresources-faq#same-offences-as-ridglan-and-envigo

  6. Question answeredMarshall’s FAQ, answered

    Why does Marshall hide its operations?

    …the local MP said the legislation was introduced for no reason other than to address Camp Beagle. An open company would let people see inside instead. The protest laws, explained.

    savethedogs.uk/marshall-bioresources-faq#why-does-marshall-hide-its-operations

  7. Question answeredMarshall’s FAQ, answered

    What is MBR Acres?

    MBR Acres is a beagle breeding facility on Sawtry Way (B1090), Wyton, near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, owned…

    savethedogs.uk/marshall-bioresources-faq#what-is-mbr-acres

  8. Question answeredMarshall’s FAQ, answered

    Can the dogs at MBR Acres be rehomed?

    Yes. When Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin, a US beagle breeder of similar scale, agreed to close in 2026, more than 2,000 dogs were transferred…

    savethedogs.uk/marshall-bioresources-faq#can-the-dogs-at-mbr-acres-be-rehomed

  9. Question answeredMBR Medical Advances: What Marshall Leaves Out

    Would ending dog breeding “abruptly” slow medical progress?

    …2026. They did not respond. The precedent already exists. When Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin, a beagle breeder of similar scale to MBR Acres, agreed to close in 2026, more than 2,000 dogs…

    savethedogs.uk/mbr-medical#would-ending-dog-breeding-slow-medical-progress

  10. Question answeredMBR National Security: Marshall’s Overseas Warning, Answered

    How does the “national security” argument look from the UK?

    …as “key national infrastructure” under the Public Order Act 2023, so “interfering” with a beagle breeder carries up to 12 months in prison and an unlimited fine. The first arrests under…

    savethedogs.uk/mbr-national#how-does-the-argument-look-from-the-uk

  11. Question answeredMBR National Security: Marshall’s Overseas Warning, Answered

    Would ending dog breeding weaken vaccines, military medicine or pandemic readiness?

    …diabetes, circulatory arrest, spinal cord injury and skull drilling. In the UK, MBR Acres beagles are sold at around sixteen weeks to contract research organisations for regulatory…

    savethedogs.uk/mbr-national#would-ending-dog-breeding-weaken-pandemic-readiness

  12. Question answeredMBR National Security: Marshall’s Overseas Warning, Answered

    What about China and the drug supply chain?

    …dogs. Nothing in the share of antibiotics or vitamins sourced from China changes whether a beagle toxicity study predicts what a drug will do in a person, which is the question the 9-in-10…

    savethedogs.uk/mbr-national#what-about-china-and-the-supply-chain

From the timeline

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  1. TimelineJune 2021 · Full chronology

    Camp Beagle begins

    A continuous, lawful vigil starts at the gates of MBR Acres — it has not left since, and is described as the longest continuous animal-rights protest in the world.

    savethedogs.uk/timeline#chronology

  2. Timeline2021 · Full chronology

    4,016 procedures on beagles in UK labs

    House of Commons Library figures record 4,016 procedures on beagles in UK laboratories in a single year.

    savethedogs.uk/timeline#chronology

  3. TimelineJune 2022 · Full chronology

    First open rescue — 5 beagles

    Five beagles are carried out of MBR Acres in daylight. The CPS initially drops all charges, then…

    savethedogs.uk/timeline#chronology

  4. Timeline20 December 2022 · Full chronology

    The largest open rescue — 18 beagles

    Twelve supporters enter MBR Acres at 05:30 and remove eighteen puppies — the UK’s largest open rescue from an animal-testing facility.

    savethedogs.uk/timeline#chronology

  5. Timeline29 April 2026 · Full chronology

    Ridglan agrees to release 1,500 beagles

    The release deal is signed — and the US House Appropriations Committee passes a cross-party amendment directing the USDA to review breeder licences where state licensure is lost.

    savethedogs.uk/timeline#chronology

  6. Timeline2012 · Full chronology

    Green Hill raided — Marshall’s Italian facility

    Italian authorities raid Green Hill in Brescia, a Marshall-linked beagle breeder, after whistleblower reports and sustained public pressure. Around 2,500 beagles…

    savethedogs.uk/timeline#chronology

  7. Timeline2014 · Full chronology

    Green Hill executives convicted of animal cruelty

    Italian courts convict three executives. The precedent: a beagle factory can be emptied, closed, and its operators held to account.

    savethedogs.uk/timeline#chronology

  8. Timeline2014–2015 · Full chronology

    Marshall BioResources opens MBR Acres

    After Green Hill’s closure, Marshall BioResources establishes beagle breeding at Wyton, Cambridgeshire — the facility now known as MBR Acres.

    savethedogs.uk/timeline#chronology

  9. Timeline2 March 2026 · Full chronology

    Judicial review filed

    Lawyers for Animals and Camp Beagle campaigner Sole Iriart (represented by Bates Wells) file High Court proceedings arguing…

    savethedogs.uk/timeline#chronology

  10. Timeline27 April 2026 · Full chronology

    Second Westminster Hall debate

    …regulations were introduced for no reason “other than to address the presence and actions of Camp Beagle”.

    savethedogs.uk/timeline#chronology

  11. TimelineMay 2026 · Full chronology

    Lush Prize 2026

    Camp Beagle is shortlisted for the Lush Prize — the largest prize fund in the non-animal-testing…

    savethedogs.uk/timeline#chronology

  12. TimelineFrom the 1970s · Full chronology

    Fifty years of breeding at Wyton

    Beagles are bred for laboratories at the Cambridgeshire site for half a century — through its…

    savethedogs.uk/timeline#chronology