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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Hannah Mitchell
    signed 2026-07-28 15:14:49 +0100
    Let’s shut down this barbaric place and save all these beautiful beagles. All animal testing needs to be banned!
  • Mohammad daniyal
    signed 2026-07-28 15:10:05 +0100
    Let’s shu this mother fucker off
  • Ruby Hawthorne
    signed 2026-07-28 14:01:37 +0100
  • Charlotte Barde Amard
    signed 2026-07-28 12:28:43 +0100
  • Kirk Valiente
    signed 2026-07-28 10:31:42 +0100
  • Tina Johnson
    signed 2026-07-28 07:30:02 +0100
  • Ana Estebanés
    signed 2026-07-28 06:24:05 +0100
    Save the beagles!!!!! We are here to claim justice for them.
  • Sam Minkus
    signed 2026-07-28 05:25:00 +0100
  • Scott Wilkinson
    signed 2026-07-28 04:42:34 +0100
  • Courtni Richardson
    signed 2026-07-27 23:01:34 +0100
    I love dogs and all animals this should not be allowed to happened to them they are just trying to live life and they should be able to do that in peace and be free from this hell that these sick people are putting them in I can not fathom how these people can do this to these poor animals who deserve so much better I hope that enough people sign this so that this can stop and so that all animals can get freedom.
  • Jane Vass
    signed 2026-07-27 22:00:40 +0100
  • Jessica Hankinson
    signed 2026-07-27 21:52:42 +0100
  • Matt Seddon
    signed 2026-07-27 20:20:05 +0100
  • Suzanne Woods
    signed 2026-07-27 18:22:24 +0100
  • William Clarke
    signed 2026-07-27 16:55:35 +0100
    Wtaf how is this happening in our country, I’m livid
  • Susan Cheetham
    signed 2026-07-27 14:56:50 +0100
  • Jamie Roberts
    signed 2026-07-27 12:18:12 +0100
  • Stephen Ismail
    signed 2026-07-27 09:32:36 +0100
    A total disgrace this is allowed.
  • Neil Fox
    signed 2026-07-27 08:44:54 +0100
    The use of beagles or any animals needs stop on animal testing . Ban mbr for good
  • Fiona Edwards
    signed 2026-07-27 08:26:28 +0100
  • Hannah Blackwell
    signed 2026-07-27 07:52:22 +0100
  • Lukas David
    signed 2026-07-27 06:33:37 +0100
  • Lee James Coad
    signed 2026-07-27 00:18:27 +0100
  • Diana Vela
    signed 2026-07-26 22:37:41 +0100
    I find the use of animals for experiments, particularly for big franchises to accumulate more money from us, inhumane. Animals, mostly domestic ones, should belong in a safe home, with loving owners to take care of them as such. Even though this is not a problem in my country, it is not hidden from the world that England is not right for treating animals like this.
  • Sarah Reisz
    signed 2026-07-26 22:11:36 +0100
  • Lee James Coad
    followed this page 2026-07-26 19:53:12 +0100
  • Dawn Alexandra Whittaker
    signed 2026-07-26 18:35:42 +0100
    I am all in for helping to get MBR Acres closed Forever. Outdated and Barbaric, I remember seeing posters for vivisection in the 70’s. It horrifying to think it still exists now, 50 years on. Marshall Bio Research needs shutting down, it’s totally unacceptable and I shall fight with you all, till all these puppies are freed ♥️
  • Aurora Vallee
    signed 2026-07-26 15:09:40 +0100
  • Larissa Winn
    signed 2026-07-26 15:04:53 +0100
  • Margaret Hendren
    signed 2026-07-26 12:20:11 +0100
    I have a wee beagle she’s such a gentle and loving wee soul I don’t understand why you would subject a poor harmless we animals