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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Jacqueline Letheby
    signed 2025-12-12 18:00:35 +0000
  • Ananda Dizen
    signed 2025-12-12 17:57:56 +0000
  • Kim Holland
    signed 2025-12-12 17:55:41 +0000
    This is a crule and inhumane practice
  • Michelle Rowe
    signed 2025-12-12 17:49:06 +0000
  • Doreen Neal
    signed 2025-12-12 17:46:59 +0000
  • Gina
    signed 2025-12-12 17:44:47 +0000
  • Karen Kaye
    signed 2025-12-12 17:37:34 +0000
  • Helen Robbins
    signed 2025-12-12 17:33:47 +0000
  • Meryl Hulsebosch
    signed 2025-12-12 17:31:38 +0000
    Amazing work!
  • Dee-anne Markiewicz
    signed 2025-12-12 17:29:41 +0000
  • jean Ashcroft
    signed 2025-12-12 17:26:00 +0000
    Close the lot of them! Disgusting.
  • Jenny Turner
    signed 2025-12-12 17:19:32 +0000
    Stop this cruelty now!
  • Sue Myrie
    signed 2025-12-12 17:16:49 +0000
  • Freya Bayer
    signed 2025-12-12 17:09:56 +0000
  • Stas Chobrzynski
    signed 2025-12-12 17:00:55 +0000
  • Myriam Lengline
    signed 2025-12-12 16:58:30 +0000
  • Miss L
    signed 2025-12-12 16:57:21 +0000
  • Kirsty Warwick
    signed 2025-12-12 16:54:34 +0000
  • Grace Cameron
    signed 2025-12-12 16:54:18 +0000
  • Dee Brown
    signed 2025-12-12 16:46:43 +0000
  • Michele Jones
    signed 2025-12-12 16:45:01 +0000
  • Richard Robinson
    signed 2025-12-12 16:37:26 +0000
  • Elena Ryback
    signed 2025-12-12 16:33:54 +0000
  • Jayne Eccleston
    signed 2025-12-12 16:28:46 +0000
  • Sarah Van den Broek
    signed 2025-12-12 16:28:20 +0000
  • Claire Cory
    signed 2025-12-12 16:23:39 +0000
  • Nicolette Chappell
    signed 2025-12-12 16:20:34 +0000
  • Theo Davis
    signed 2025-12-12 16:15:54 +0000
    Horrendoes for those poor dogs
  • Kate Hughes
    signed 2025-12-12 16:04:22 +0000
  • Kalliopi Tingilidou
    signed 2025-12-12 16:02:39 +0000