More than 100 animal rights activists joined a protest march to stop a company breeding and selling dogs and other animals for use in medical experiments.

The National Anti-Vivisection Alliance is campaigning to shut down Harlan, in Belton, near Loughborough.

The group marched through the town centre on Saturday, then staged a demonstration outside the company's base.

March organiser Luke Steele said the alliance plans to stage demonstrations outside the building once or twice a month, calling on the company to close its kennels and hand over the beagles for rehoming.

He said: "They are the last supplier in the country which supplies dogs for research.

"A lot of local people we spoke to didn't know it existed."

The company declined to comment.