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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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Caroline Burnard signed 2026-07-26 09:35:40 +0100How anyone could put any living feeling creature through this kind of hell is utterly beyond me especially considering we live in an age when alternatives are readily available.
Do the right thing and stop experimenting on animals and treating them like worthless objects. Shut down this facility and any others like it!! -
Stephanie Albert signed 2026-07-25 23:22:29 +0100This barbaric place needs to close and the wonderful people that give their time to protest sign petitions and help in any way they can will never stop until it does. -
Linett Hartmann signed 2026-07-25 21:58:48 +0100save those babies -
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Ellie Mitchell-White signed 2026-07-25 11:50:56 +0100please free the beagles 😓 -
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Jill Ledet signed 2026-07-25 08:19:45 +0100I don’t sleep at night watching these horrible videos of what goes on. It’s all over social media and the public is outraged. I pray every day that your operation is dismantled at MBR and these poor suffering dogs are released. This whole thing is backwards. People are boycotting places that sell the products affiliated with animal testing including LabCorp and it will only grow as more and more people get involved. I beg you to consider to phase out animal testing and use other methods. It’s time for a change. The pressure is on and it won’t stop until something is done about it. -
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Catherine Kay signed 2026-07-24 22:36:54 +0100This is barbaric , to think that England is a dog loving country and this torture is going on , shame on every government that has been in power to let this go on , will Burnham have the balls to stop it,,, -
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Jade Haslam signed 2026-07-24 13:06:19 +0100There is no need for us to still be testing on animals. This is just cruel and sadistic -
Niki Hackett signed 2026-07-24 11:52:35 +0100Please shut this disgusting animal cruelty down -
Emma Player signed 2026-07-24 07:21:06 +0100Please stop this -
A Schilla signed 2026-07-24 06:20:56 +0100Save the Beagels
