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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Jenna Schug
    signed 2026-01-18 17:34:41 +0000
  • Shradha Mani Pradhan
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  • Becky Connolly
    signed 2026-01-18 17:33:10 +0000
    Animal testing is immoral and ethical, these conditions are inhumane. Save these poor babies.
  • Nicole Spolna
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  • Theresa Fagan
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  • Daniela Mones
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  • Katie Roe
    signed 2026-01-18 17:28:15 +0000
    I fear for the state of humanity what it has actually come to… It is archaic and barbaric to test on animals in this day and age, those poor souls are tortured in this facility and these tests are not even effective towards research. It is backwards and evil to test on sentient beings that are gentle and just want to be loved. Anyone complacent in this violence or a part of it deserves a place in hell. SAVE THE BEAGLES!!!!
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  • Becky Burnett
    signed 2026-01-18 17:26:54 +0000
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    save these gorgeous babies 🥺
  • Hailey Smith
    signed 2026-01-18 17:26:47 +0000
    i hope this really help those poor babies.
  • Willa Embleton
    signed 2026-01-18 17:26:46 +0000
    Save the beagles they deserve life
  • Tracy Collingsworth
    signed 2026-01-18 17:26:23 +0000
    Let’s publish the names of the companies that still test their products in this manner, so that the public is more aware of what they’re supporting inadvertently.
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