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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Rebecca Ford
    signed 2026-09-01 17:02:02 +0100
  • Jagdish Kahlon
    signed 2026-09-01 16:20:58 +0100
  • Ali Penter
    signed 2026-09-01 16:03:16 +0100
    All the evidence shows that animal testing doesn’t elicit viable treatments for human beings. Even if you don’t care about the suffering of these intelligent, sensitive, souls, please look at this logically and STOP animal testing.
  • Nescelle Caberto
    signed 2026-09-01 15:42:35 +0100
  • Ruthie Scheidel
    signed 2026-09-01 15:35:23 +0100
    Do not murder animals.
  • Klaudia Robak
    signed 2026-09-01 13:36:12 +0100
  • Sheri Riley
    signed 2026-09-01 11:59:44 +0100
  • Shanice Cory
    signed 2026-09-01 10:39:52 +0100
  • Sophie Mckinlay
    signed 2026-09-01 10:28:02 +0100
  • Farah K
    signed 2026-09-01 05:11:32 +0100
  • Francesca Marriott
    signed 2026-08-31 22:58:35 +0100
  • Peyton Guess
    signed 2026-08-31 22:35:44 +0100
  • Michelle Herring
    signed 2026-08-31 21:58:35 +0100
    Shut this hell hole down and them poor puppies deserve better no one wants this shut that place down.
  • Sofia Varela
    signed 2026-08-31 19:44:41 +0100
  • Joanne Rees
    signed 2026-08-31 19:04:42 +0100
  • Kimberly Bogle
    signed 2026-08-31 18:59:32 +0100
    Please kill that son of a bi…
  • Alan Ogden
    signed 2026-08-31 13:13:14 +0100
    This cruelty needs to stop. Why not get all the nonces and murderers and test on them
  • George Sitch
    signed 2026-08-31 11:19:45 +0100
  • Isha Nui
    signed 2026-08-31 00:51:50 +0100
    This is so unethical and witht the technology we have today we shouldn’t be practicing and experimenting on animals. We genuinly do not need to be doing this.
  • Lindsey Thomas
    signed 2026-08-30 22:14:46 +0100
  • Jacquelyn Crow
    signed 2026-08-30 14:44:55 +0100
  • Denise Forman
    signed 2026-08-30 10:11:11 +0100
  • James Marion
    signed 2026-08-30 01:06:49 +0100
    Quit murdering animals, and poisoning them..God is watching
  • Izzy Banks
    signed 2026-08-29 22:02:12 +0100
  • Tamsin Johnson
    signed 2026-08-29 21:01:57 +0100
  • Audrey Moyes
    signed 2026-08-29 19:30:32 +0100
  • Dominique Maillard
    signed 2026-08-29 18:17:29 +0100
    This nightmare has to STOP. Today there are other solutions for labs than torturing animals. Labs are disgusting. People working there are piece of shits. END TESTINGS ON ANIMALS
  • Viviana Lemonis
    signed 2026-08-29 17:56:25 +0100
    Pls save them!They all deserve all chance in life!No animal should ever experience this kind of thing!
  • Aaron Cherry
    signed 2026-08-29 16:30:15 +0100
  • Lindzi Mckee
    signed 2026-08-29 15:13:32 +0100