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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Dinara Nurgali
    signed 2026-01-18 03:48:55 +0000
  • Pluto
    signed 2026-01-18 03:48:20 +0000
  • Taliyah Judge
    signed 2026-01-18 03:48:05 +0000
    FREE THE ANIMALS!!!
  • Eliana Mendoza
    signed 2026-01-18 03:47:24 +0000
  • Sophia Man
    signed 2026-01-18 03:47:03 +0000
    signed!! please save the beagles 🥺
  • Fiorella Zayas
    signed 2026-01-18 03:46:55 +0000
    WE LOVE DOGS
  • Ricardo Espinoza
    signed 2026-01-18 03:46:54 +0000
  • Bárbara Gonzalez
    signed 2026-01-18 03:46:31 +0000
  • Daisy Marsh
    signed 2026-01-18 03:44:38 +0000
  • Mahek Khanduja
    signed 2026-01-18 03:42:21 +0000
    This atrocious treatment of dogs needs to stop
  • Cesilia Gonzalez
    signed 2026-01-18 03:42:20 +0000
  • Thirumalai G
    signed 2026-01-18 03:42:03 +0000
    Its 2026 The era of innovating tech! Dont say that we don’t have any choice!
  • Shania Edicto
    signed 2026-01-18 03:41:04 +0000
    Animal lover, Hates Humans
  • Alice Homar
    signed 2026-01-18 03:40:53 +0000
    No more cruel animal testing. We need to do better without barbaric cruelty
  • Katy Vincent-Bown
    signed 2026-01-18 03:39:14 +0000
  • Alex Legaspi
    signed 2026-01-18 03:38:22 +0000
    Poor dogs.
  • Madhurima Ghosh
    signed 2026-01-18 03:36:42 +0000
  • Grace Notarte
    signed 2026-01-18 03:33:47 +0000
  • Markai Nimely
    signed 2026-01-18 03:32:47 +0000
    Let them live
  • Katie Daud
    signed 2026-01-18 03:32:26 +0000
  • Gracezea Faith Morales
    signed 2026-01-18 03:32:08 +0000
  • Aleah Campbell
    signed 2026-01-18 03:31:11 +0000
  • Judy Dolorio
    signed 2026-01-18 03:30:22 +0000
    🤍
  • Mae Kim
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  • Maria Rita Gonçalves Ferreira
    signed 2026-01-18 03:27:44 +0000
  • Andrea Tirado
    signed 2026-01-18 03:27:00 +0000
    I have a dog of my own and all my life I’ve been around dogs and other animals and I just can’t understand how some people can be so cruel and inhumane. I hope to help in whatever way I can for across the ocean. God bless all you amazing people standing up for the innocence lives of these precious puppies.
  • Gina Foster
    signed 2026-01-18 03:26:56 +0000
  • Edie Tapp
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  • Rebeca Sanchez
    signed 2026-01-18 03:23:27 +0000
  • Cienna Kaminski
    signed 2026-01-18 03:23:25 +0000
    Let’s stop those bastards!