Welcome to Day 12 of the March to Abolish Animal Testing! Tonight’s gathering at Trolley Park in New York features powerful voices, including John Thomas—aka The Bodybuilding Vegan and founder of Vegan Squad—who is marching alongside us and taking the stage to speak.

The march team is deeply honored to be joined by Starla, a resilient beagle rescued from the trouble Ridglan breeding facility in Wisconsin that’s now closed, alongside her mom JP, a dedicated volunteer with Against All Oddz (AAO). AAO is the local organization that welcomed Starla after her release, nurturing her back to health and preparing her for a loving home.

The skyrocketing anti-vivisection movement is steadily closing in on its ultimate destination: the gates of Marshall BioResources, the nation’s largest breeder of beagles for experimentation. Thousands of dogs face unimaginable suffering when they are shipped out to laboratories for painful experimentation, even as top U.S. government agencies pivot toward modern, reliable non-animal testing methods like organs-on-chips, AI, and quantum computing.

To bring these critical updates to the public, UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell, along with Jennifer Tourkin, an animal rescuer and mom to rescued Ridglan beagle MayDay—and on-the-ground reporter Jami Sassone, are providing live coverage. Now, let’s get the latest on this march forward for science and compassion!