UnchainedTV brings you a powerful and urgent interview LIVE from England as the global animal rights movement watches history unfold in the UK courts.

UnchainedTV’s Jane Velez-Mitchell will be joined by Rose Patterson, co-director of the grassroots animal rights organization Animal Rising (https://www.animalrising.org), for an exclusive live discussion of the ongoing UK Beagle Rescue Trials—a series of landmark cases that are already reshaping the legal and political landscape for animal advocacy. And it all boils down to the rescue of 18 beagles from a breeding facility that sends these animals to labs for painful and deadly experimentation.

At the heart of these trials is a bold, non-violent rescue operation that exposed the hidden suffering of beagles used in laboratory experimentation. What followed was one of the largest criminal prosecutions of animal rights activists in modern UK history. Because of the sheer number of defendants, the cases were split into multiple trials, each involving different groups of activists—and each producing dramatically different outcomes.

In earlier proceedings, juries delivered, first guilty verdicts and, then, not-guilty verdicts. These dramatically different outcomes sent shockwaves through both the animal rights movement and the institutions that rely on animal testing. The acquittals were widely seen as a turning point, suggesting growing public skepticism about the ethics of animal experimentation and increasing sympathy for activists who take direct action to expose cruelty. Supporters hailed the verdicts as a moral victory, while critics warned they could embolden future protests and rescues.

But the legal saga did not end there. There were guilty verdicts to come.
Subsequent trials are continuing, with new defendants, new evidence, and new legal arguments—leading to different outcomes and raising profound questions about consistency, justice, and the future of protest in the UK. The stakes could not be higher: these cases may help define how far activists can go to defend animals, and how the legal system responds to a fast-growing movement demanding transparency, accountability, and an end to animal testing.

Rose Patterson has been on the front lines of this struggle—inside the courtroom, in the streets, and in the movement itself. She is also a defendant risking her freedom to rescue beagles. Now, live from the UK, she will reveal the latest verdicts, explain what they mean, and break down the real-world implications for Animal Rising, for activists across the UK, and for the global animal rights movement. Representatives from the beagle breeding facility have denounced the activists and maintain that the company operates within the law, under government regulation.” The company is invited to comment at any time.

This is breaking news. This is a pivotal moment. And this is a conversation you won’t want to miss—LIVE on UnchainedTV.