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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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.

193,209 signatures

Will you sign?

Showing 133473 reactions

  • Stefan Valchev
    signed 2026-01-18 10:27:21 +0000
  • Scarlett Davies
    signed 2026-01-18 10:27:14 +0000
  • Sarah Jane Pearson
    signed 2026-01-18 10:27:02 +0000
  • idil gökçe
    signed 2026-01-18 10:27:01 +0000
  • Elisabeth Danurovi Vinogradova
    signed 2026-01-18 10:26:55 +0000
  • Giorgia milanese
    signed 2026-01-18 10:26:01 +0000
  • chloe hughes
    signed 2026-01-18 10:25:41 +0000
  • Asia Gorzkiewicz
    signed 2026-01-18 10:25:32 +0000
    signed
  • leah short
    signed 2026-01-18 10:25:18 +0000
  • Alina Hendrickson
    signed 2026-01-18 10:25:09 +0000
  • Stefania Mihai
    signed 2026-01-18 10:24:54 +0000
  • Bethany Forshaw
    signed 2026-01-18 10:24:35 +0000
  • taroob amir
    signed 2026-01-18 10:24:28 +0000
  • andreea mateescu
    signed 2026-01-18 10:23:56 +0000
  • Amelie Serino
    signed 2026-01-18 10:23:46 +0000
  • Cailin Waddell
    signed 2026-01-18 10:23:44 +0000
  • Alina Neumann
    signed 2026-01-18 10:23:44 +0000
  • Sabrina Ciuca
    signed 2026-01-18 10:23:43 +0000
  • Marianna Gaponova
    signed 2026-01-18 10:23:32 +0000
  • Andrea Tshimbomba
    signed 2026-01-18 10:23:28 +0000
    Why must animals suffer for our tests? It’s time to stop causing pain to innocent lives. If testing is necessary, let those responsible take the risks themselves. Compassion means protecting all beings, not sacrificing the voiceless.
  • Katie Carruthers
    signed 2026-01-18 10:23:15 +0000
  • Leah Enticknap
    signed 2026-01-18 10:22:47 +0000
  • Amy Hadley
    signed 2026-01-18 10:22:41 +0000
  • catrin williams
    signed 2026-01-18 10:22:37 +0000
  • Skye Atkin
    signed 2026-01-18 10:22:22 +0000
  • Callum Rowbi
    signed 2026-01-18 10:22:18 +0000
  • Mat Ribstein
    signed 2026-01-18 10:22:17 +0000
  • Shelley Orr
    signed 2026-01-18 10:22:11 +0000
  • Sofia Evans
    signed 2026-01-18 10:21:45 +0000
    save those puppies!!
  • Frankie Joy- Young
    signed 2026-01-18 10:21:40 +0000