Love Island 2018 winner Jack Fincham at Camp Beagle in Wyton

Jack Fincham, who won 2018's season of the hit reality TV show, joined protestors at Camp Beagle opposite MBR Acres.  

The eight-acre puppy breeding facility on Sawtry Way, Wyton, is owned by US corporation Marshall Bioresources.

Fincham and his girlfriend Chloe Brockett came to "show solidarity" with the campaign and to "bear witness to the harsh realities of beagles bred for laboratory testing."

Jack Fincham, right, with Camp Beagle spokesperson John Curtin, left. (Image: Supplied) It comes after the protest group marked four years since its formation with a protest outside the site on June 28. 

Activists were joined by theatre actor and former husband of comedian Alan Carr, Paul Drayton - who paid his “first visit” to the site - and singer Simon King.

Camp Beagle was founded in 2021 shortly after footage of beagles inside the facility was obtained, prompting regular demonstrations outside the site. 

It has maintained a permanent presence with the demand to close the facility and end the use of beagles for research purposes. 

Mr Fincham and girlfriend Ms Brockett toured the perimeter MBR Acres, in Wyton. (Image: Supplied) During the visit, Mr Fincham and Ms Brockett toured the perimeter of the breeding sheds, during which it is said the "sounds of pups crying from inside" could be heard. 

He expressed deep shock and "heartbreak", adding: "The cries of pups locked away from everything they deserved: love, light, life.

"These dogs are not commodities—they’re sentient beings, and their suffering must end."

A spokesperson for Camp Beagle said Mr Fincham's visit "reinforces his commitment to speaking up for the MBR beagles and pushing for systemic change in animal testing.

Mr Fincham said the visit had left him heartbroken. (Image: Supplied) This is not the first time a celebrity has visited the site, with Eastenders actor Jessie Wallace visiting the group in May. 

Adventurer and author Kyle Thomas met with the group's activists in March and offered his support for their campaign.

Camp Beagle is behind a recently launched petition which has amassed close to 250,000 signatures, prompting a debate around animal testing in Parliament. 

In April, around 300 animal activists assembled outside MBR Acres to protest against the work of the puppy breeding facility. 

It was described as the "biggest demonstration against animal experiments that his county has seen for decades." 

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