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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Kiran Aujla
    signed 2026-06-23 08:59:09 +0100
  • Debbie Higgins
    signed 2026-06-23 08:42:35 +0100
    Please shut this down no animal deserves to suffer 😢
  • Rona Knowles
    signed 2026-06-23 08:39:53 +0100
  • Michelle Bird
    signed 2026-06-23 08:37:58 +0100
  • Alex Holden
    signed 2026-06-23 08:32:53 +0100
  • Claudia Nobbs
    signed 2026-06-23 08:31:32 +0100
  • Linda Blackburn
    signed 2026-06-23 08:18:21 +0100
    This needs to stop, it’s inhumane and cruel when so many other more advanced alternatives are out there.
  • Jess Pearce
    signed 2026-06-23 08:15:44 +0100
  • Tracy Chandler
    signed 2026-06-23 08:12:08 +0100
  • Kirsty Hensman
    signed 2026-06-23 08:08:00 +0100
  • Kate Hickey
    signed 2026-06-23 08:03:16 +0100
    Its curel to do testing on animals and these puppies deserve freedom and loving homes. The conditions are atrocious not to mention the daily suffering. This needs to stop. Free these dogs.
  • Ellie Smith
    signed 2026-06-23 08:00:14 +0100
    Stop animal testing now it’s cruel humans should be put through the same thing!
  • Laurence Charry
    signed 2026-06-23 07:58:00 +0100
    Stop !!!!
  • Susan Bliss
    signed 2026-06-23 07:57:49 +0100
  • Marie Erica
    signed 2026-06-23 07:41:47 +0100
  • Samantha Gaul
    signed 2026-06-23 07:30:17 +0100
  • Claire Kenny
    signed 2026-06-23 07:29:06 +0100
    There is no research that can justify torturing any dog
  • Sharon Revill
    signed 2026-06-23 07:22:34 +0100
    How can this happen in this day and age. It is devastating and so cruel, more than cruel.
  • Angela Smith
    signed 2026-06-23 07:22:21 +0100
  • Ruani Silva
    signed 2026-06-23 07:09:51 +0100
  • Erland andersen
    signed 2026-06-23 06:54:10 +0100
    End this!!
  • Amy Hovell
    signed 2026-06-23 06:53:21 +0100
  • Joanne King
    signed 2026-06-23 06:41:21 +0100
  • lauren west
    signed 2026-06-23 06:37:59 +0100
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