Cruelty-Free Medicines: We closed Ridglan. Marshall is next.

The March to Abolish Animal Testing · Albany to Marshall BioResources · 207 miles

We closed Ridglan.
Marshall is next.

Marshall BioResources holds more than 15,000 beagles behind long, low walls in Wayne County, New York, built on one assumption: that no one would ever come for them.On September 26, we will prove them wrong.

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days until we reach Marshall’s gateDay 1 of 14 · The march left Albany on September 12

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We were at the gate.September 26, 2026 · Marshall BioResources, North Rose, NY

🐾 All 2,115 beagles at Ridglan Farms are out. You did that. Let’s do it again at Marshall.

How we got here

Everyone said the fortress couldn’t be emptied.
Ordinary people emptied it.

For 84 years the law required animal testing. That rule is gone, the science has moved on, and the largest beagle breeder in the country still hasn’t. Here’s the short version, and where you come in.

2022The rule ends

Congress ended the 84-year mandate.

The FDA Modernization Act 2.0, led by Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, removed the federal requirement that new drugs be tested on animals. The FDA and NIH now back human-based methods: organ chips, human tissue, computer models.

Jul 1Ridglan surrenders its license

A 60-year-old beagle factory shut its doors.

After investigations, lawsuits, and public pressure, Ridglan Farms surrendered its license to breed and sell dogs for research. The Center led the negotiations that freed every dog inside.

AugThe last dog out

2,115 beagles. Every one of them home.

The final Ridglan beagle was carried out in August. Shelters and rescues across the country made room. Dogs that had numbers now have names.

Sep 26Marshall is next

207 miles to the largest one left.

Marshall BioResources holds substantially more dogs than Ridglan ever did. The March to Abolish Animal Testing left Albany on September 12, walks 207 miles in 14 days, and gathers at Marshall’s gate on September 26. That’s where you come in.

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Tell Congress: stop paying for this.

Marshall exists because the National Institutes of Health keeps funding dog and cat experiments with your tax dollars, even after the FDA said the animals aren’t necessary. A bipartisan bill in Congress would end that funding. Your name goes to your representatives, and it goes on the list of people who are coming for these dogs.

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The March to Abolish Animal Testing

“They built those walls on one assumption: that no one would ever come for them.”

On September 12, Wayne Pacelle sent the marchers off from the steps of the New York State Capitol. The March to Abolish Animal Testing walks 207 miles in 14 days and gathers at Marshall’s gate on September 26.

“We closed Ridglan. Marshall is next. And by the many tactics we will use, we are not going away empty-handed. We’ll go away only after the cages are empty.”Wayne Pacelle · Albany, September 12, 2026 · Watch the full speech

The route

Schedule from marchforanimals.org · join the marchers for a day, or meet them at the end

Day 1 · Sat Sep 12West Capitol Park, Albany → Downtown Schenectady15.3 mi

Day 2 · Sun Sep 13Downtown Schenectady → Lock 1014.6 mi

Day 3 · Mon Sep 14Amsterdam → Fultonville13.6 mi

Day 4 · Tue Sep 15Fultonville → Fort Plain15.6 mi

Day 5 · Wed Sep 16Fort Plain → Little Falls14.9 mi

Day 6 · Thu Sep 17Little Falls → Frankfort12.4 mi

Day 7 · Fri Sep 18Frankfort → Lock 20, Marcy/Utica15.4 mi

Day 8 · Sat Sep 19Lock 20, Marcy/Utica → Seifert Corners16.3 mi

Day 9 · Sun Sep 20Seifert Corners → Canastota16.3 mi

Day 10 · Mon Sep 21Canastota → Old Erie Canal State Historic Park13.7 mi

Day 11 · Tue Sep 22Old Erie Canal State Historic Park → Onondaga Lake, Syracuse14.4 mi

Day 12 · Wed Sep 23Onondaga Lake, Syracuse → Jordan16.0 mi

Day 13 · Thu Sep 24Jordan → Conquest Recreation Field15.0 mi

Day 14 · Fri Sep 25Spring Lake → North Rose13.0 mi

Sat Sep 26 · Day of ActionMarshall BioResources, North Rose12:00–3:00 PM

Dogs are not data

At Marshall, she has a number.
At Ridglan, she got a name.

Inside a breeding facility, every beagle gets a number, not a name. It’s how she’s tracked, dosed, and recorded. Beagles are chosen because they’re gentle and trusting. They don’t fight back. Tap a tag to see what she gets called the day she walks out.

A rescued beagle, now in a home

4A‑0117

RuthieHome

A rescued beagle, now in a home

2C‑0348

JuneHome

A rescued beagle, now in a home

7B‑0092

MarlowHome

A rescued beagle, now in a home

1D‑0561

PepperHome

A rescued beagle, now in a home

5A‑0233

OtisHome

A rescued beagle, now in a home

3F‑0470

ClementineHome

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This is what winning looks like. Every one of Ridglan’s 2,115 beagles is out. They got names. They got couches.

The Marshall Campaign Fund

Ridglan didn’t close because we asked politely.

It closed after years of investigations, lawsuits, and relentless public pressure. That kind of campaign costs money to run. The Center for a Humane Economy led it, and when the moment came, every one of Ridglan’s 2,115 dogs got out.

Marshall is next, and it is far bigger. The Marshall Campaign Fund powers the legal work, the investigations, the marches, and the organizing it will take to empty the largest beagle breeder in the country.

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Monthly gifts keep the pressure on between now and the day Marshall closes. Every dollar goes to the campaign to end animal testing.

The science

The science moved on. Marshall hasn’t.

9 in 10

drugs that pass animal tests still fail in people. The dog test didn’t predict the human result.

84 years

federal law required animal testing for every new drug. Congress ended that rule in 2022 with the FDA Modernization Act 2.0.

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animal tests federal law now requires before a drug reaches human trials. The FDA and NIH are investing in organ chips, human tissue, and computer models instead.

Be at the gate

September 26. Marshall BioResources. Be there.

The marchers will have walked 207 miles to get here. Meet them at the gate for the Day of Action. Bring your dog, bring a sign, bring anyone who has ever loved a beagle. You don’t have to walk a single mile to be there for the last one.

Sat · Sept262026

12:00–3:00 PM · arrive by 11:30 · 5800 Lake Bluff Road, North Rose, NY

Day of Action at Marshall BioResources

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12:00 PMWelcome ceremony

12:30 PMSpeakers

1:30 PMMass protest

2:30 PMVigil and remembrance

Bring water, comfortable shoes, and a sign. Schedule and location from the March to Abolish Animal Testing.