One Voice is campaigning for laboratory dogs in around fifteen towns in France!
One Voice is organising coordinated national action in around fifteen towns in France against the breeding of dogs destined for laboratories in Mézilles in Yonne and Gannat in Allier.Like every year in the first weekend of September, a rally will therefore happen in front of the Auxerre Prefecture; and in Gannat, the first anniversary of the ‘#FreeTheMBRBeaglesFrance’ will be celebrated in front of the breeding farm from this weekend.For other towns: Dignes, Nice, Troyes, Aix en Provence, La Rochelle, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Blois, Nantes, Metz, Strasbourg, Lyon, and Lille, the address, date, and time of our audience participation events are outlined at the end of the report.
At the Breeding Centre for Biological Matter (CEDS: Centre d’Élevage du Domaine des Souches) in Mézilles near Auxerre and in the Gannat breeding farm, many male and female beagles and golden retrievers suffer in their pens but this is nothing compared with what awaits. These dogs are destined for laboratory scalpels.
In 2017 in Gannat in Allier, the American giant Marshall BioResources (MBR) recommenced beagle breeding, before buying back the biggest dog breeding farm for laboratories in France, the one in Mézilles in Yonne, in 2021.
A purchase justified by the Vice President for Europe at MBR:
“One beagle in ten used in Europe [in laboratories] is imported from the United States[…] The majority of these beagles are Marshall beagles. Nowadays, the logistics are becoming a major problem since, under the pressure from activists, the possibilities of importation are becoming more and more tricky. More and more costly.”
Our proceedings have avoided these breeding farms getting any bigger, and thus avoided this fate for thousands of individuals. Our investigation footage means that year after year the public can see how many dogs suffer in these breeding farms. Our actions have meant that the horror of transporting dogs for laboratories can be highlighted.
Our country is one of the ones that tests the most on dogs in Europe. The figures are increasing.
The collection of signatures on the SaveCrueltyFreeCosmetics ECI has just come to an end; we have succeeded in getting 1,413,383 European citizens involved for a Europe without animal testing! This is a massive initial victory, but the fight is not over. We still need the public to rally at key moments following events on a European level.
France must resolutely look to the future and call for an end to this suffering.
National action listing all participating local One Voice activist branches.
Consult the event before going there.
They are updated live and can be changed up until the last minute.
| Department | Town | Online event | Precise Location | Time |
| 03 | Gannat – 02 & 03/09 | https://www.facebook.com/events/786203849234085 | 15 Av. des portes Occitanes | From 02 Sept. 3pm to 03 Sept., 6pm |
| 04 | Dignes – 04/09 | https://www.facebook.com/events/1586861908395824/ | Plan d’Eau in Dignes les bains | 11am to 1:30pm |
| 06 | Nice – 10 /09 | https://www.facebook.com/events/1954225988120340 | Place Massena | 12:15pm to 1:15pm |
| 10 | Troyes – 03/09 | https://www.facebook.comevents/409220567978979 | 71 Rue Émile Zola | 3:30pm to 6pm |
| 13 | Aix en Provence – 04/09 | https://www.facebook.com/events/1060952324793429 | Allées de Provence | 11am to 12:30pm |
| 17 | La Rochelle – 03/09 | https://www.facebook.com/events/750811346190084 | Cours des Dames | 2:30pm to 5pm |
| 33 | Bordeaux – 04/09 | https://www.facebook.com/events/1721999478134043 | Mirroir d’eau | 2pm to 4pm |
| 34 | Montpellier – 03/09 | https://www.facebook.com/events/370232428608142 | Place de la Comédie | 10:30am to 12pm |
| 41 | Blois – 04/09 | https://www.facebook.com/events/414434970560539 | Les 3 Clés | 3pm to 4:30pm |
| 44 | Nantes – 10/09 | https://www.facebook.com/events/763399314774934 | Town Centre | 11am to 12:30pm |
| 57 | Metz – 03/09 | https://www.facebook.com/events/1111640606143032 | 64 Rue Serpenoise | 2:30pm to 4pm |
| 67 | Strasbourg – 11/09 | https://www.facebook.com/events/5290623120975066/ | Rue du Corbeau | 2:15pm to 4pm |
| 69 | Lyon – 24/09 | https://www.facebook.com/events/1772838746381806 | Place St Jean | 3:00pm to 5:00pm |
| 59 | Lille – 10/09 | https://www.facebook.com/events/1234890957244923/ | Place Richebé | 4pm to 6pm |
| 89 | Auxerre – 03/09 | https://www.facebook.com/events/1357352751435732 | Rue du Temple | 11am to 1pm |
Translated from the French by Joely Justice