They use beagles for animal testing because beagles don't fight back. Ella Magers is walking 207 miles to end that.

In this episode of the Climate Diet Podcast, host Erin DeMarines sits down with animal advocate Ella Magers, MSW — vegan for 31 years and campaign co-director of the March to Abolish Animal Testing (MAAT) — to expose what really happens inside America's largest beagle breeding facility, Marshall BioResources, and the grassroots movement fighting to shut it down.

Ella shares the moment as a 7-year-old that turned her vegan for life, her role in the open rescue that freed 2,000 beagles from Ridglan Farms, and why she's now walking from Albany, NY all the way to Marshall BioResources's front gate this September — a 207-mile, 14-day march to end dog experimentation in the United States for good.

WHAT WE COVER: - Why researchers specifically choose beagles for lab testing - The staggering 92% failure rate of drugs that pass animal trials - Inside the Ridglan Farms open rescue — tear gas, rubber bullets, and 2,000 lives saved - How public pressure got Chewy to drop Marshall's pet product line - What it actually takes to organize a 207-mile march for animal rights - How you can get involved — even if you only have one hour

GET INVOLVED: 🐾 Sign up, volunteer, or donate: https://www.marchforanimals.org 🐾 Follow the march: @marchforanimals 🐾 Follow Ella Magers: @sexyfitvegan 🐾 March dates: September 12–26, 2026 | Albany, NY → Marshall BioResources