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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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.

Who's signing

Tarla Goertzen
valerie Hatcher
Agnieszka Mokrzan
Sara Phillips
Sarah Mahi
Sherry Malaver Parada
Marina Spivey
Martin Soar
Staci Daniel
molly emery
Ian Bage
Kayla Worden
Annette Buchanan
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  • Tarla Goertzen
    signed 2025-12-12 04:27:08 +0000
  • valerie Hatcher
    signed 2025-12-12 04:20:28 +0000
  • Paul Richard Burton
    signed 2025-12-12 04:12:43 +0000
    liberate now
  • Isabella Chapman
    signed 2025-12-12 03:59:07 +0000
  • Agnieszka Mokrzan
    signed 2025-12-12 03:49:01 +0000
  • Sara Phillips
    signed 2025-12-12 03:48:33 +0000
  • Emily Whatley
    signed 2025-12-12 03:36:09 +0000
  • Sarah Mahi
    signed 2025-12-12 03:26:45 +0000
  • Lorraine Fenoulhet
    signed 2025-12-12 03:26:23 +0000
  • Diana Boyce Hobson
    signed 2025-12-12 03:25:19 +0000
  • Sherry Malaver Parada
    signed 2025-12-12 03:03:35 +0000
  • Beverley Brindle
    signed 2025-12-12 02:57:20 +0000
  • Susan Kear
    signed 2025-12-12 02:50:31 +0000
  • Katy McMurray
    signed 2025-12-12 02:35:43 +0000
  • Marina Spivey
    signed 2025-12-12 02:27:56 +0000
  • Rhonda Bingham
    signed 2025-12-12 02:26:55 +0000
  • Angelique Dickens
    signed 2025-12-12 02:25:06 +0000
  • Martin Soar
    signed 2025-12-12 02:19:22 +0000
  • Staci Daniel
    signed 2025-12-12 02:17:29 +0000
  • molly emery
    signed 2025-12-12 02:15:34 +0000
  • Ian Bage
    signed 2025-12-12 02:08:40 +0000
  • Whitehead Alison
    signed 2025-12-12 02:08:11 +0000
  • Kristin Mann
    signed 2025-12-12 02:04:45 +0000
    This is the most disgusting thing I’ve seen. What they do to them regarding their heads and insects🤬🤬🤬 as soon as I get extra money I will do what I can to help. You are heros 💪
  • Kayla Worden
    signed 2025-12-12 02:00:26 +0000
    People rescuing animals from suffering, torture and cruelty should be heralded as the heroes they are, NOT charged with a crime. The real criminals are the perpetrators of abuse to innocent animals! Animals are sentient beings, NOT inanimate objects to be exploited and abused!
  • Wendy Smith
    signed 2025-12-12 01:57:24 +0000
  • Lisa Rodgers
    signed 2025-12-12 01:47:04 +0000
  • Annette Buchanan
    signed 2025-12-12 01:43:05 +0000
  • Lynda Moss
    signed 2025-12-12 01:41:36 +0000
    I stand with the actions of the rescuers of these dogs! The rescuers of Animal Rising are not the criminals here, the real criminals in are the MBR Dog torture for profit Industry, the politicians who legalize this debacle, the depraved morons who profit from this "FAKE " Medical Research scam coverup for legalized cruelty to animals. These are the educated, elite of society …. really??? Immoral unconscionable bastards! I will stand up with these courageous young people, I will dedicate my life to stand with them and joining this movement to bring justice and sanctuary to all animals, and to those rescuers who have so bravely risked everything to save them. Morality, compassion and justice for the animals who have “no Voice” are on trial here!
  • Rosalind Larner
    signed 2025-12-12 01:40:54 +0000
  • Joseph Pascal Le Blanc
    signed 2025-12-12 01:39:07 +0000