PetSmart and PetCo, Cut the Cruelty
PetSmart sells Marshall Pet Products. Petco goes even further—it sells Marshall Pet Products and Marshall-bred ferrets. Both come from Marshall BioResources, one of the world’s largest commercial breeders of animals for research.
USDA inspections have documented repeated animal welfare violations, inhumane conditions, and suffering at Marshall facilities. Don’t let a company linked to animal experimentation profit from your compassion.
Take Action: Tell PetSmart and PetCo to Cut the Cruelty Now!
Marshall BioResources
Suppliers of Cruelty
What is Marshall BioResources
Marshall Farms, also operating as Marshall BioResources, is one of the largest suppliers of animals—including dogs, cats, ferrets, pigs, mice, and guinea pigs—to laboratories worldwide.
Investigations have documented severe cruelty and neglect at Marshall facilities, revealing animals subjected to overcrowding, chronic stress, disease outbreaks, and inadequate veterinary care. Inspectors have repeatedly cited Marshall for violating federal animal welfare regulations, noting untreated injuries, hazardous living conditions, improper food storage, and unethical breeding practices, such as intentionally breeding dogs with abnormalities like oversized hearts or missing limbs. Recent violations include a kitten euthanized due to preventable injuries after inadequate veterinary care, ferrets left behind during sanitation, rusted equipment contaminating food supplies, and unsafe enclosures causing injury risks to puppies.
Marshall also profits by selling toys, treats, and pet supplies under its consumer-facing brand, Marshall Pet Products. Many animal lovers unknowingly support Marshall’s inhumane treatment when purchasing these products.
Beagle Freedom Project regularly rescues animals who have endured tremendous suffering at Marshall’s facilities, highlighting the painful reality behind these seemingly harmless pet products. In collaboration with whistleblowers, BFP has also obtained footage, testimonies, and reports detailing Marshall’s systemic abuse.
Take Action
TELL PETSMART AND PETCO TO CUT THE CRUELTY
PetSmart sells products from Marshall Pet Products, owned by Marshall BioResources—one of the largest breeding facilities supplying animals for research.
Their unethical practices have been documented by the USDA, showing inhumane conditions and suffering for animals. Don’t allow a company that tortures animals to profit off of your compassion.
Tell PetSmart to CUT THE CRUELTY today!
Tell PetCo to CUT THE CRUELTY today!
More Ways to Tell PetSmart and PetCo to Cut the Cruelty
☑️ Call PetSmart at 888-839-9638 and PetCo at 877-738-6742
☑️ Download BFP’s Cruelty-Cutter App, then visit PetSmart and PetCo, scan Marshall’s products, and register a boycott.
☑️ While you are at PetSmart or PetCo, make a video to share telling the companies why they should Cut the Cruelty and remove Marshall products from their shelves.
☑️Leave comments on their social posts and demand they cut ties with Marshall Pet Products—an animal-testing lab supplier.
@Petco: Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok, Threads
@PetSmart: Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok, Threads
☑️ Use our pre-made social media videos. Include in your caption #CutTheCruelty and @PetSmart @PetCo
– Don’t forget to tag @beaglefreedom, and we’ll reshare your posts to amplify the pressure!
☑️ Download the Cut the Cruelty Campaign kit
Share on Facebook
Don’t forget to add #CutTheCruelty, @Petsmart and @beaglefreedom
Share on Instagram
Don’t forget to add #CutTheCruelty, @Petsmart and @beaglefreedom
Share on TikTok
Don’t forget to add @PetSmart, #CutTheCruelty and @beaglefreedom
@beaglefreedom Chewy listened. Now it’s time for PetSmart and PetCo to CUT THE CRUELTY. ✂️ Marshall Pet Products is owned by Marshall BioResources, one of the world’s largest breeders of animals for research. The scale of its operations is substantial: while Ridglan Farms can hold up to 3,000 beagles to be bred and sold to testing laboratories, Marshall BioResources’ New York facility alone can hold up to 26,000 beagles, plus pigs, cats, and ferrets, for a total capacity of up to 66,000 animals at a time. Investigations have documented serious animal welfare concerns, yet PetSmart still sells Marshall products, and PetCo sells both Marshall products and Marshall-bred ferrets. ✂️Tell PetSmart and PetCo to CutTheCruelty: 📞 Call PetSmart: 888-839-9638 📞 Call PetCo: 877-738-6742 📲 Tag @PetSmart and @PetCo and use #CutTheCruelty 📧 Send an email using our pre-filled template at bfp.org/cut-the-cruelty Every call, email, comment, and share helps push for change. Together, we can hold these corporations accountable and help end the pipeline that breeds animals for testing. #beaglefreedomproject #petco #petsmart
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CHEWY & OVERSTOCK CUT THE CRUELTY
Change is possible when compassionate people come together. Because thousands of advocates spoke out, Chewy and Overstock removed Marshall Pet Products from their websites.
Together, we proved that public pressure works. Now it’s PetSmart and PetCo’s turn. Join thousands of animal lovers in urging PetSmart and PetCo to do the right thing. Every voice matters—and together, we can create another victory for animals.
Campaign Kit
The Campaign Kit contains resources to support your advocacy in urging PetSmart and PetCo to stop supporting animal cruelty by cutting ties with Marshall Pet Products.
The kit includes social media images, a printable “Cut the Cruelty” PetSmart and PetCo flyer, an Action Guide with key talking points and soundbites, and logos for both Cut the Cruelty and Beagle Freedom Project (BFP).
Use these tools to amplify your message, educate your community, and demand that PetSmart and PetCo CUT THE CRUELTY.
Cut the Cruelty
Beagle Freedom Project’s “Cut the Cruelty” program exposes companies with harmful practices and supports the public in choosing cruelty-free products and humane businesses.
Beagle Freedom Project has always been at the forefront of positive, compassionate change. This includes helping people seamlessly incorporate animal outreach, fostering and adoption, and innovation, like our Cruelty-Cutter app into your daily life. Beagle Freedom Project makes it easy to be involved whether you have a little or a lot of time.
