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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Gary Belcher
    signed 2026-06-30 16:18:41 +0100
  • Lauren Carroll
    signed 2026-06-30 15:25:51 +0100
    Free the beagles- end the torture
  • Joshua Johnston
    signed 2026-06-30 15:21:40 +0100
  • Lauren Carroll
    signed 2026-06-30 15:12:36 +0100
    Please save them all
  • Samantha Gibbins
    signed 2026-06-30 14:48:09 +0100
  • Jill Kindlysides
    signed 2026-06-30 14:41:07 +0100
    Use the technology we have already in place to test these products……this is a barbaric practice suited to paedophiles and murderers. Heartbreaking
  • yvonne halliday
    signed 2026-06-30 14:39:59 +0100
  • Cara Finn
    signed 2026-06-30 14:20:40 +0100
  • Angela Billington
    signed 2026-06-30 14:09:13 +0100
    This is in humane – these breeders must hate dogs and should be banned from keeping them. What sort of person works in a place like that- the devil himself
  • Alicea Büttgen
    signed 2026-06-30 13:56:49 +0100
  • Laura Whitlock
    signed 2026-06-30 13:21:26 +0100
  • Wendy Williamson
    followed this page 2026-06-30 13:14:02 +0100
  • Wendy Williamson
    signed 2026-06-30 13:08:13 +0100
    Stop animal testing and close down MBR acres

    We are a nation of dog lovers how can you let this keep happening.
  • Philip de la Haye
    signed 2026-06-30 12:53:32 +0100
  • Shaza Gibbons
    signed 2026-06-30 12:52:08 +0100
    Animal cruelty must stop. 💔


    No animal should have to suffer fear, pain, or abuse for human benefit or entertainment. They cannot speak for themselves, so it’s up to us to be their voice.


    Kindness costs nothing. Choose compassion, support cruelty-free products, and stand against animal abuse wherever you see it.


    Be part of the change. Together, we can help create a world where every animal is treated with the care, respect, and love they deserve.


    Stop animal cruelty. They deserve better. 🐾
  • Jackie Harries
    signed 2026-06-30 12:30:54 +0100
  • Sheryl Wood
    signed 2026-06-30 12:21:58 +0100
    So outdated experimenting on animals when they are new scientific ways . Shame these dogs cannot speak English if they did you would then not be able to experiment on them as they would have rights

    . But remember they have same living rights and should be treat same way as humans would like to be treat .
  • Monika
    signed 2026-06-30 12:09:38 +0100
    Stop animal TESTINGS. Free the.beagles! NOW!
  • Michelle Moody
    signed 2026-06-30 11:29:49 +0100
  • Julie Mather
    signed 2026-06-30 11:28:22 +0100
  • Yogita Jonwal
    signed 2026-06-30 11:07:08 +0100
    Save them
  • Vanessa Meader
    signed 2026-06-30 10:37:26 +0100
  • Selena Sargento De Matos
    signed 2026-06-30 09:22:23 +0100
  • Carys Hogan
    signed 2026-06-30 08:49:49 +0100
  • Gintare Baltusyte
    signed 2026-06-30 08:33:06 +0100
    Stop murdering little angels!
  • O'Sullivan Bryher
    signed 2026-06-30 08:19:26 +0100
  • Sarah Schofield
    signed 2026-06-30 07:46:09 +0100
  • Sarah Bowmer
    signed 2026-06-30 07:36:35 +0100
  • Ryan Allan
    signed 2026-06-30 07:35:21 +0100
  • Mabel Venegas
    signed 2026-06-30 05:51:06 +0100