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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Judi Atkin
    signed 2026-06-22 21:43:28 +0100
    Free all animals being cruelly tested . It’s totally unnecessary .
  • Kara lee
    signed 2026-06-22 21:39:10 +0100
  • Rachel Fernihough
    signed 2026-06-22 21:37:41 +0100
  • Lin Turner
    signed 2026-06-22 21:35:09 +0100
    Stop this vile torture of innocent animals
  • Maja Skogjordh
    signed 2026-06-22 21:23:42 +0100
    STOP THE TORTURE: FREE THE BEAGELS
  • suzy Vaughan-Atkins
    signed 2026-06-22 21:23:18 +0100
  • Kat Stock
    signed 2026-06-22 21:22:55 +0100
    I thought this had been banned years ago absolutely shocked that this is still happening
  • Gill Price
    signed 2026-06-22 21:19:40 +0100
  • Kirsty Vickery
    signed 2026-06-22 21:17:34 +0100
    This is disgraceful that this is still illegal.. they are breaking the law when it comes to animal welfare and it’s appalling this isn’t being addressed and dealt with!!
  • Jasmine Krumtünger
    signed 2026-06-22 21:15:51 +0100
  • Lorraine Burnett
    signed 2026-06-22 21:14:25 +0100
  • Hannah Cann
    signed 2026-06-22 21:10:50 +0100
  • Sue Walker
    signed 2026-06-22 21:02:50 +0100
  • Faye
    signed 2026-06-22 21:01:39 +0100
  • Lucy Marles
    signed 2026-06-22 20:55:45 +0100
  • Miranda Cox
    signed 2026-06-22 20:55:22 +0100
  • Julie Browne
    signed 2026-06-22 20:54:11 +0100
    We want all cages empty !
  • Helen Cuthbertson
    signed 2026-06-22 20:50:44 +0100
    Until every cage is empty!
  • Elaine Fury
    signed 2026-06-22 20:50:00 +0100
    STOP THIS NOW! WHAT CENTURY ARE WE LIVING IN? !!!
  • Marie Wilson
    signed 2026-06-22 20:46:48 +0100
  • Bev Pickin
    signed 2026-06-22 20:45:33 +0100
  • Sheila Rice
    signed 2026-06-22 20:45:29 +0100
  • Lynette Buttivant
    signed 2026-06-22 20:45:29 +0100
  • Wendy Halliday
    signed 2026-06-22 20:44:44 +0100
    Disgusting practice. No need in today’s world. It needs to stop
  • Maria Mercado Perez
    signed 2026-06-22 20:43:45 +0100
    THOSE BARBARIC TORTURES INFLICTED TO THOSE POOR SENTIENT ANIMALS ,MUST BE STOPPED IMEDIATELY ,!!! THOSE ARE FOSSILISED METHODS WE ARE IN 2026
  • Noemi Torres
    signed 2026-06-22 20:39:12 +0100
  • Amanda Thompson
    signed 2026-06-22 20:39:03 +0100
  • Gareth Gore
    signed 2026-06-22 20:37:25 +0100
  • Michelle Round
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  • hilary Bull
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