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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • debbey horne debbey horne
    signed 2026-05-27 22:57:41 +0100
    Close it down. Free the dogs.
  • Jo McNaught
    signed 2026-05-27 22:53:32 +0100
  • Jenna Yates0
    signed 2026-05-27 22:50:19 +0100
    How this absolite helhole is still running in 2026 is beyond me.Any one thinking ths practise is okay please watch the videos of these poor dogs being tortured and aak yourself if this is warented. I pray that one day every single dog that hads never seen sunlight or felt love only pain and suffering is freed!!!! Close down MBR Acres Now!!!!!
  • Hollie Williams
    signed 2026-05-27 22:49:48 +0100
  • Nicole Mundle
    signed 2026-05-27 22:44:22 +0100
  • Amber Abbott
    signed 2026-05-27 22:40:59 +0100
  • Kate Mundle
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  • sam rigden
    signed 2026-05-27 22:38:36 +0100
  • Bethany Robottom
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  • Katie Lord
    signed 2026-05-27 22:36:35 +0100
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  • Rhoda Knight
    signed 2026-05-27 21:39:59 +0100
  • Angela McKenzie
    signed 2026-05-27 21:33:19 +0100
    Stop this barbaric, sick behavior upon these innocent animals !!
  • Kirty Dyal
    signed 2026-05-27 21:30:57 +0100
    Free the beagles
  • Naomi Povey-Ricketts
    signed 2026-05-27 21:27:34 +0100
  • Kim Cawood
    signed 2026-05-27 21:16:24 +0100
  • Ruby Mackay
    signed 2026-05-27 21:03:39 +0100
  • Joe Jackson
    signed 2026-05-27 20:52:46 +0100
  • Archie Kilmartin
    signed 2026-05-27 20:51:17 +0100
    Disgusting there is nothing more to say
  • Emily Upson
    signed 2026-05-27 20:46:19 +0100
  • Aedan Coleman
    signed 2026-05-27 20:43:31 +0100
  • Laura Pittis
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  • Maria Childs
    signed 2026-05-27 20:38:46 +0100
  • Anna Mcmurray
    signed 2026-05-27 20:35:12 +0100
    Please put a stop to the awful cruelty 🐾
  • Deborah Root Root
    signed 2026-05-27 20:29:44 +0100
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