Good Morning Britain star and animal rights campaigner Anneka Svenska was left “shaking” after being confronted by police at her home.

The presenter, 52, said she felt “violated” when two police officers turned up at her house in Kent over a video she had shared criticising a facility using beagle puppies in laboratory testing.

Svenska had blasted Cambridgeshire-based business, MBR Acres, in a clip in January for its disposal methods for dead animals.

MBR Acres, the only UK site currently breeding dogs for animal testing, accused her of spreading “false allegations”.

They suggested she do an “online thinking skills” course - which would mean she would be listed as an “offender” on her record, something that could be disclosed under future DBS checks.

Svenska filmed her exchange with the police and said she felt “violated” over the interaction.

“It's rather frightening that a company can make a complaint about somebody like me and have two officers turn up on my doorstep like that,” the conservationist wrote on social media.

“Police should be out catching violent criminals, burglars and stalkers, not knocking on the doors of peaceful campaigners. I once reported a stalker and nothing happened. Yet officers were sent to my house after a complaint from a company.”

Svenska added to The Telegraph: “I was definitely intimidated by the police; I was actually shaking underneath. This, to me, was an absolute violation.”

Svenska said the claims she had made in her video about the disposal of anatomical waste at MBR Acres were accurate and maintained that she had acted in good faith and verified her claims before sharing them.

After taking legal advice, she refused to accept police’s proposed Community Resolution and the investigation was quickly dropped with no further action.

Svenska, who hosts the Animal Watch series on YouTube, said the incident made her question the state of free speech in the UK and how effectively police resources are being used.

“If campaigners can face police intervention after speaking out about one of Britain's most controversial animal industries, where does that leave freedom of expression on animal welfare? Or indeed freedom of expression on the whole?” she asked.

“This is about far more than me. It's about whether people can peacefully question industries that many members of the public find ethically troubling.

“The UK is a nation of dog lovers and almost everyone I know has a dog. It's abhorrent to think that there are thousands of dogs living parallel lives to our pets right now, undergoing painful, brutal tests while our own dogs are treated like our own children.”

In a separate comment on Instagram, she asked: “Why are police wasting their time visiting law abiding citizens offering ‘thinking courses’ for free speech instead of solving real crime on the streets?

“This is bigger than me. It is about protecting the right to question, investigate and peacefully campaign.”

Her lawyer, Seema Dosaj of Berris Law, said: “Taken together, the Online Safety Act 2023 and the extension of section 7 of the Public Order Act 2023 could have a chilling effect on freedom of expression and peaceful campaigning concerning the use of animals in scientific research.”

The Standard has contacted Cambridgeshire Constabulary and MBR Acres for comment.

MBR has faced numerous calls to be shut down from celebrities, including Amanda Holden, Chris Packham and Joanna Lumley.

There was outcry in 2022 when beagles stolen from the facility by animal rights campaigners were returned to the facility.

Many charities continue to campaign for the closure of the facility.