MBR Acres in Huntingdon,
Cambridgeshire is a puppy breeding farm part of the American
transnational Marshall Bioservices. It produces and supplies on average
2000 beagle dogs a year to be used, abused and ultimately killed in
pharmo-chemical testing facilities. At the age of 12 weeks, these
loving, playful dogs are loaded into crates, put into the back of vans
and driven off in secrecy to await a torturous and untimely demise.
Since Summer 2021 activists have come together to oppose this vile
profit-drive trade. Exposes have been released in the press, discussion
has taken place in Parliament and the media, and activists have mounted a
continuous protest camp outside the death camp, as well as other
protests against MBR´s business partners such as Impex Couriers. A total
of 23 puppies have been liberated by activists climbing the fences and
accessing the site during this campaign.
At the end of 2021, encouraged by the ease and popularity of online
communication and recording, punks from DIY and anarcho scenes across
Europe, the UK and Japan came together to give their voices and music in
support of both the animals that remain imprisoned at MBR, and the
activists that courageously fight for them.
Punk Aid! - Solidarity with the Beagles is the result, and features
contributions from: Shöck, Disaffect, Doom, Active Slaughter, Rites of
Hadda, anarchistwood, Vice Squad, Bratakus, Oi Polloi, Armoured Flu
Unit, Lab Rats, No, Hard Skin, Sedition, Brain Anguish & Napalm
Death.
All profits raised from the sale of single will be donated to Free the
MBR Beagles campaign. More information about them can be found here: www.facebook.com/freethembrbeagles
Many thanks to: Liam Toner @ Carlton Studios, Glasgow, tcm.digital, Bri
@ Studio Black Cloud, Bristol and of course, The Angelic Upstarts! click me
lyrics
There is a place that is hidden and out of sight
Where beagles suffer and no one sees their plight
They’re bred with each other
To be used as industry fodder
In cruel and pointless tests that are a moral blight
Give them hope, give them strength, give them life
Like a candle burning in the dead of night
We are with them in our hearts and in our minds.
And we’re here for the beagles through their darkest times
Under Police guard they are taken from this place
Escorted past the liberationists who are not two faced
To the cruelty and the greed of the money made
From the gentle nature of the beagle and their grace
Give them hope, give them strength, give them life
Like a candle burning in the dead of night
We are with them in our hearts and in our minds.
And we’re here for the beagles through their darkest times
The time has come and we must take a stand
No more dogs should die for testing in this land
To send them quietly to their death is a disgrace
We cannot ignore the cries of their painful fate
Give them hope, give them strength, give them life
Like a candle burning in the dead of night
We are with them in our hearts and in our minds.
And we’re here for the beagles to end their darkest times
There is a place that is hidden and out of sight
Where beagles suffer and no one sees their plight
They’re bred with each other
To be used as industry fodder
And we will stop this no matter for how long we have to fight
Give them hope, give them strength, give them life
Like a candle burning in the dead of night
We are with them in our hearts and in our minds.
And we’re here for the beagles to end their darkest times
Give them hope, give them strength, give them life
Like a candle burning in the dead of night
We are with them in our hearts and in our minds.
And we’re here for the beagles to end their darkest times
credits
released January 1, 2023
PUNK AID; Animal liberation project in support of the MBR Beagles featuring members of: Shöck, Disaffect, Doom, Active Slaughter,
Rites of Hadda,
anarchistwood, Vice Squad, Bratakus, Oi Polloi, No, Armoured Flu Unit,
Lab Rats, Hard Skin, Sedition, Brain Anguish & Napalm Death
