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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Viktorija Sulc
    signed 2026-05-26 19:25:20 +0100
  • Joanne Morgan-Armstrong
    signed 2026-05-26 19:10:54 +0100
  • Joanne Beckett
    signed 2026-05-26 18:40:27 +0100
  • Steph Sinclair
    signed 2026-05-26 18:28:54 +0100
  • Samantha Lord
    signed 2026-05-26 18:24:04 +0100
  • Deb Derosa
    signed 2026-05-26 18:22:39 +0100
    Close these hell hole and stop torturing the beagles . Stop All Animal Testing
  • Melanie Nourse
    signed 2026-05-26 18:16:11 +0100
  • Sara Jenkins
    signed 2026-05-26 18:08:30 +0100
    We the people must unite to stop

    this disgusting abuse of dogs no animals should be used in so called breeding facilities for testing disgusting people that do that
  • Fiona Groves
    signed 2026-05-26 18:07:25 +0100
  • Stacey Rangel
    signed 2026-05-26 18:01:56 +0100
  • Sarah Gibson
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  • Marija Gustainyte
    signed 2026-05-26 17:50:58 +0100
  • sarah Wood
    signed 2026-05-26 17:47:08 +0100
  • Sarah Barber
    signed 2026-05-26 17:14:36 +0100
  • Sonia Macfarlane
    signed 2026-05-26 17:11:22 +0100
  • Chloe Fenton
    signed 2026-05-26 17:07:02 +0100
  • Melissa Hasanbelli
    signed 2026-05-26 16:34:20 +0100
  • Emma Marrison-Taylor
    signed 2026-05-26 16:30:31 +0100
  • Niharika Ajayapal
    signed 2026-05-26 16:08:42 +0100
    We humans are pathetic. Save animals, let them live.
  • Katie Owen
    signed 2026-05-26 15:59:37 +0100
    Please stop this horrific practice of testing on animals. It’s cruel, unethical and immoral. In the 21st century we have the technology and knowledge to be able to do better for people, animals and the planet.
  • Clare Crews
    signed 2026-05-26 15:55:08 +0100
  • Paula Johnson
    signed 2026-05-26 15:34:59 +0100
  • Katy McDowell
    signed 2026-05-26 15:23:49 +0100
  • Kishti Tomita Toure
    signed 2026-05-26 15:01:51 +0100
  • Bernadette Jagga
    signed 2026-05-26 14:22:28 +0100
  • Clare Stevens
    signed 2026-05-26 14:21:01 +0100
  • Kam Bekasiewicz
    signed 2026-05-26 13:59:58 +0100
    this is sickening. I honestly did not know about it!!! shocking, cruel, animal abuse !!!!!
  • Suzanne Ward
    signed 2026-05-26 13:52:05 +0100
  • Ruby Skinner
    signed 2026-05-26 13:42:58 +0100
  • Lynsey Hyland
    signed 2026-05-26 13:30:16 +0100
    End this barbaric practice on these innocent animals immediately