Save the Beagles: Shut Down MBR Acres

MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments. More reliable and ethical alternatives exist, but these dogs are still being tortured in the name of science.

This is the UK’s chance to be a global leader in modern, humane testing methods that save lives without cruelty. It’s time to shut down MBR Acres for good.

MBR Acres is a house of horrors. Behind its locked gates in Huntingdon, over 2,000 beagle puppies are bred every year, only to be used, abused, and killed in the name of “science.” You can help us end this forever.

Some puppies are bled and dissected on-site, their organs harvested. Others are shipped off for toxicology testing, where they suffer unimaginable pain - poisoned, force-fed chemicals, then killed.

But this doesn’t need to happen. MBR Acres does not need to kill puppies. Scientists have already created new testing methods that can replace these beagles today!

Here are the powerful, proven alternatives to animal testing:

  • Organ-on-a-chip technology
  • AI and advanced computer modelling
  • Human cell-based testing

These methods are more accurate, more ethical, and they don’t require animal cruelty.

This needless suffering is why in 2022, Animal Rising rescued 23 puppies from MBR Acres. This year, the 20 rescuers will be taken to court, pleading not guilty to “burglary.”  This is the year animal testing will be put on trial.

There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments. And that is why we are calling for the Home Office to phase out animal testing, starting by immediately closing MBR Acres and advocating for investment into modern testing methods which are ethical and more reliable.

The UK has a chance to lead the world in modern, humane science by investing in cutting-edge alternatives like AI and organ-on-a-chip technology. It's time for the government to put our scientists, our economy, and our values first. By backing innovation instead of cruelty, we can protect the animals we love and spare countless lives, human and non-human alike.

Please join us in calling for the Home Office to safely rehome the beagles and shut down MBR Acres once and for all.

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  • Liz Johns
    signed 2026-04-17 02:32:46 +0100
  • Grace Miller
    signed 2026-04-17 01:49:41 +0100
    Please free and save all the innocent dogs
  • Katerina Christou
    signed 2026-04-17 00:52:17 +0100
  • Megan Brown
    signed 2026-04-17 00:44:45 +0100
  • Violet Jones
    signed 2026-04-17 00:35:42 +0100
  • Zoe Kantirou
    signed 2026-04-17 00:24:04 +0100
  • Martha Clancy
    signed 2026-04-16 23:28:54 +0100
  • Tom Hill
    signed 2026-04-16 23:02:08 +0100
  • Anna Lewis
    signed 2026-04-16 22:51:15 +0100
    Save the beagles! This is disgusting
  • Nina Popdimitrova
    signed 2026-04-16 22:30:00 +0100
  • Gabriela Mincheva
    signed 2026-04-16 22:18:39 +0100
    This is absolutely unacceptable in this day and age. We need the government to take this seriously!!
  • Rian Fox
    signed 2026-04-16 21:39:25 +0100
    Tie the humans that do it, and test them the dirty creatures
  • Holly Jones
    signed 2026-04-16 21:29:03 +0100
  • Serena loschi
    signed 2026-04-16 21:07:55 +0100
  • Will Budge
    signed 2026-04-16 21:00:58 +0100
    Stop this pointless cruelty
  • Gemma Homer
    signed 2026-04-16 20:11:11 +0100
  • Mandy Jones
    signed 2026-04-16 19:56:00 +0100
  • lauren tan
    signed 2026-04-16 19:51:28 +0100
  • Jan Brodie
    signed 2026-04-16 19:40:53 +0100
    Why is this horrific place still open?! Animal abuse andcruelty is unforgiveable.
  • Grace Gregory
    signed 2026-04-16 19:37:34 +0100
  • Elizabeth Rowe
    signed 2026-04-16 19:31:38 +0100
  • Macy Davis
    signed 2026-04-16 19:11:27 +0100
  • Alison Holding
    signed 2026-04-16 19:02:40 +0100
  • Annabel Fergie
    signed 2026-04-16 18:44:00 +0100
  • Lauren Woodward
    signed 2026-04-16 18:34:55 +0100
  • Anna Chapman
    signed 2026-04-16 18:25:26 +0100
    This has to be stopped
  • Breanna Perez
    signed 2026-04-16 18:14:58 +0100
  • Sophie Longrid
    signed 2026-04-16 18:03:12 +0100
  • Rita Sobel
    signed 2026-04-16 17:58:40 +0100
    Please help them.
  • Michele Clark
    signed 2026-04-16 17:09:49 +0100