Vox Populi:

Beagle rescuers may soon join the laboratory dogs in being trapped in a cage.

Moments ago, a jury rendered a guilty verdict in the trial of five beagle rescuers with the animal rights organization Animal Rising (AR), who were charged with burglary after entering a Marshall BioResources (MBR) facility and removing 18 beagles from their cages. Sentencing will occur on February 19, where the defendants face up to 10 years in prison. (Most experienced criminal lawyers say they should expect a small fraction of that, including the possibility of “suspended sentences” that include no jail time at all.)¹

Supporters of the activists are shocked because, quite simply, the defendants did not commit the crime. Burglary convictions in the United Kingdom require that the government prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendants acted “dishonestly.” Given that the removal of the beagles was done openly—press releases and videos were published by AR everywhere immediately after the rescue—and that the defendants “turned themselves in,” many felt certain that the jurors would side with the defendants. 

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