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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Stephanie Albert
    signed 2026-07-25 23:22:29 +0100
    This 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 +0100
    save those babies
  • Raluca-Eliza Radulescu
    signed 2026-07-25 17:22:20 +0100
  • Patricia Hawkins
    signed 2026-07-25 16:33:49 +0100
  • Gurnoor Gill
    signed 2026-07-25 15:33:39 +0100
  • Susan Cheetham
    signed 2026-07-25 14:11:50 +0100
  • Alicja Lekawa
    signed 2026-07-25 12:40:12 +0100
  • Ellie Mitchell-White
    signed 2026-07-25 11:50:56 +0100
    please free the beagles 😓
  • Melina Tsanikidou
    signed 2026-07-25 09:41:03 +0100
  • Lillie Page
    signed 2026-07-25 09:26:13 +0100
  • Lara Wardle
    signed 2026-07-25 09:06:53 +0100
  • Minseo Kim
    signed 2026-07-25 09:05:26 +0100
  • Steve Masterson
    signed 2026-07-25 09:00:42 +0100
  • Jill Ledet
    signed 2026-07-25 08:19:45 +0100
    I 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.
  • Josh Docherty
    signed 2026-07-25 01:11:16 +0100
  • Catherine Kay
    signed 2026-07-24 22:36:54 +0100
    This 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,,,
  • AnnIe Sheaf
    signed 2026-07-24 22:15:19 +0100
  • Natalie Kent
    signed 2026-07-24 22:14:46 +0100
  • Millie Thomas
    signed 2026-07-24 21:16:03 +0100
  • Jessica Court
    signed 2026-07-24 18:18:09 +0100
  • Pranchi Waghela
    signed 2026-07-24 18:17:27 +0100
  • Manuela Weinnerg
    signed 2026-07-24 17:49:29 +0100
  • Lily Malam
    signed 2026-07-24 17:04:39 +0100
  • Mandy Richards
    signed 2026-07-24 15:26:15 +0100
  • Alex Leeson
    signed 2026-07-24 13:36:30 +0100
  • Jade Haslam
    signed 2026-07-24 13:06:19 +0100
    There 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 +0100
    Please shut this disgusting animal cruelty down
  • Emma Player
    signed 2026-07-24 07:21:06 +0100
    Please stop this
  • A Schilla
    signed 2026-07-24 06:20:56 +0100
    Save the Beagels
  • Daniela Dolensky
    signed 2026-07-24 05:35:55 +0100
    Ich möchte dazu beitragen, dass diese furchtbare, unsinnigeTierquälerei beendet wird!