Beagle Freedom Project

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 9, 2025 

Contact: Jason Bayless 818-382-6500 x 29 Jason@bfp.org 

Los Angeles, CA — Beagle Freedom Project (BFP), the leading organization fighting to free animals from testing labs, has launched a new campaign demanding that PetSmart cut ties with Marshall Pet Products, a company that funds world’s largest suppliers of animals to laboratories: Marshall BioResources. 

Marshall BioResources breeds and sells dogs, cats, ferrets, non-human primates, hamsters, pigs, guinea pigs, and mice for use in research experiments. Investigations and government reports have exposed disturbing and repeated instances of cruelty, neglect, and blatant violations of federal animal welfare laws at their facilities. These include: 

• A kitten killed after medical injuries were ignored 

• Animals confined in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions 

• Chronic stress, untreated illnesses, and preventable deaths 

• Breeding of dogs with genetic abnormalities; including enlarged hearts and missing limbs 

• Ferrets discarded during cleaning operations and fed contaminated food due to rusted machinery 

• Puppies housed in unsafe enclosures with known injury risks 

Despite this appalling record, PetSmart continues to sell products from Marshall Pet Products, allowing Marshall to profit from animal lovers while perpetuating suffering behind the scenes. 

“PetSmart customers would be horrified to learn that their purchases help fund one of the largest and most abusive animal breeding operations in the world,” said Jason Bayless, Manager of Campaigns, Programs, and Advocacy at Beagle Freedom Project. “We're calling on PetSmart to make an ethical choice—cut the cruelty and cut ties with Marshall.” 

Beagle Freedom Project is urging the public to take immediate action by telling PetSmart they will not support animal abuse. Visit bfp.org/cut-the-cruelty to send a message demanding accountability and compassion. 

About Beagle Freedom Project 

Beagle Freedom Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to rescuing and rehoming animals used in laboratory testing and advocating for an end to animal experimentation. Since 2010, BFP has freed thousands of animals and continues to lead the fight for animal rights through rescue, legislation, education, and advocacy. 

Beagle Freedom Project (BFP) is proud to announce the one-year anniversary of Freedom Fields, a 30-acre sanctuary and rehabilitation center born from BFP's landmark closure of a major animal testing laboratory in Nowata, Oklahoma. This significant milestone will be celebrated with a ceremonial ribbon cutting for it's brand-new Cat Café called "Nathan’s Cat Lady Lounge" hosted by social media influencer "Nathan the Cat Lady," and the launch of the “Bring Them Home” campaign in support of 55 beagles recently rescued from animal testing and the horrors of the meat trade and on their way to Freedom Fields!

About Freedom Fields

Freedom Fields was a former animal testing laboratory in Nowata, Oklahoma that housed over 200 dogs and cats. The testing was invasive and painful involving toxic chemicals. is a 30-acre sanctuary and rehabilitation center where animals rescued from animal testing laboratories receive dedicated care, enriching environments, and the compassion they once lacked.

At Freedom Fields, specialized medical facilities are provided, and daily routines are planned to foster both physical and emotional healing. Every dog, cat, or other survivor is treated as an individual, with personalized medical and behavioral plans in place.

About Beagle Freedom Project

Beagle Freedom Project is the world’s leading organization for rescuing and rehoming animals used in experimental research. Since 2010, we have liberated thousands of animals while working to end their abuse through education, advocacy, and legislation. Together, we are moving closer to a world without animal testing!

EDUCATE. LEGISLATE. LIBERATE.