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| Founded | 1939  |
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| Website | marshallbio |
Marshall BioResources (also known as Marshall Farms), based in North Rose, New York, is a commercial breeder of dogs and ferrets for pets and scientific research. Marshall Pet Products, a division of Marshall Farms founded in 1993, sells a wide range of food, toys, and other accessories for ferrets and rabbits.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Marshall for more than 20 violations of the Animal Welfare Act since 2007. Animal rights groups such as PETA have attacked Marshall in the past for breeding animals for scientific and medical research. The company's facilities have been subject to protests and theft.
History
[edit]Marshall BioResources is a commercial breeder of dogs, ferrets, and other animals for pets and scientific research.[1][2] It is also known as Marshall Farms and[3][4] Marshall Farms Group Ltd.[5] Founded in 1939[1] by Gilman Marshall and based in North Rose, New York, the company is currently the largest ferret breeder in the United States.[6] Marshall determined that ferrets could be used as a model to develop vaccines for canine distemper.[1][7][8]
Ferrets from Marshall are sold in pet shops across the United States, Canada, Japan, and other countries.[9] Ferrets, beagles, and other animals are also used in biomedicine laboratories,[7] particularly in the fields of viral and parasitic diseases, cardiovascular and behavioral research, and reproductive endocrinology.[citation needed]
In 1993, Marshall Farms founded Marshall Pet Products, a division that sells a wide range of food, toys, and other accessories for ferrets and rabbits.[10][11]
Animal welfare
[edit]Marshall has been cited by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for more than 20 violations of the Animal Welfare Act since 2007.[3][12][13][14]
Animal rights groups such as PETA have attacked Marshall in the past for breeding animals for scientific and medical research. Specific claims and actions taken by PETA include:
Squalid Conditions: PETA released whistleblower footage showing beagles and puppies crammed in barren, feces-covered wire cages.
Cruel Pre-Testing: The organization revealed that Marshall trains beagles to wear tight-fitting inhalation masks so the company can charge higher prices to laboratories that test poisonous aerosol chemicals.
Supply Chain Protests: PETA urges the public to boycott pet food, toys, and supplies sold by Marshall Pet Products (owned by Marshall BioResources).
Federal Investigations: PETA has formally urged the USDA to revoke Marshall’s breeding license and called on the NIH and Department of Defense to halt business dealings with the company.[15][4]
Whistleblowers have shown videos of the conditions of facilities.[16][12][17] Its facilities have drawn protesters.[18][6] The firm was the subject of an Animal Liberation Front raid in 2001, in which it was claimed that 10 ferrets and 30 beagles were removed from the complex.[19] Animal Rising removed 20 beagle puppies from a Cambridgeshire site in 2022.[20]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Home". Marshall. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ↑ Elyse, Amanda (June 26, 2024). "Dear Dr. Mullaney" (PDF). peta.org.
- 1 2 "Marshall BioResources Is a Factory Farm Like You've Never Seen Before". 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- 1 2 "Marshall Farms Sells Toys to Stores and Beagles to Labs". PETA. 2025-05-28. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ↑ "Marshall Farms Group Ltd - Company Profile and News". bloomberg.com.
- 1 2 Fanelli, Gino (2024-08-14). "People are protesting a Wayne County beagle breeder. They want to end animal testing". WXXI News. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- 1 2 "Marshall Bioresource – BIORIVER". Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ↑ Mayer, Joerg; Marini, Robert P.; Fox, James G. (2015), "Biology and Diseases of Ferrets", Laboratory Animal Medicine, Elsevier, pp. 577–622, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-409527-4.00014-6, ISBN 978-0-12-409527-4, PMC 7149530
- ↑ Oliver, Sara (2023-04-24). "PETA Calls on U.S. Dept of Defense and NIH to Reconsider Business With Marshall Farms". PETA. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ↑ "About | Marshall Small Pet Products | Ferrets". Marshall Pet Ferrets. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ↑ "Animal rescue group Cuts the Cruelty by exposing company toying with animals in labs". Beagle Freedom Project. 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- 1 2 "Marshall BioResources Breeds Beagles for Torture Experiments by Covance Labcorp in the UK & US!". Medium. 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ↑ "Records - Marshall BioResources [breeding operation] | Animal Research Laboratory Overview (ARLO)". arlo.riseforanimals.org. Archived from the original on 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ↑ Knopp, Julie (2021-01-31). "Dog Factory Farms in the United States? Consumers Can End It". Truthout. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ↑ "PETA >> Marshall Farms' Dirty Little Secret". www.peta.org. Archived from the original on 13 March 2005.
- ↑ "Ghostbusters Star Ernie Hudson Asks Alma Mater to End Dog Experiments After Seeing "Disturbing" Whistleblower Images". www.pcrm.org. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ↑ Talamo, Lex (2022-11-07). "Petition: Shut Down UK Facility Breeding Beagles for Cruel Medical Research". Lady Freethinker. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ↑ Wren, Kiley (2025-09-12). "Protesters rally against beagle breeding for medical testing in Wayne County". WHEC.com. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ↑ Milloy, Steven (25 March 2015). "When Does Activism Become Terrorism?". Fox News. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ↑ "18 Charged With Burglary After Animal Rising Rescue Puppies From Animal Testing". Animal Rising. 2024-06-28. Retrieved 2026-03-06.