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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Frances Reynolds
    signed 2025-12-08 21:11:22 +0000
  • Richard Wilkes
    signed 2025-12-08 21:09:58 +0000
  • Adrian Morton
    signed 2025-12-08 21:09:26 +0000
  • Katie Carter
    signed 2025-12-08 21:09:03 +0000
  • Janet Green
    signed 2025-12-08 21:09:01 +0000
  • Julie Radford
    signed 2025-12-08 21:08:57 +0000
    This site and all testing on these poor dogs is just abhorrent!
  • Fay Storey
    signed 2025-12-08 21:08:51 +0000
  • Catherine Adams
    signed 2025-12-08 21:07:30 +0000
  • Marianne Scarfe
    signed 2025-12-08 21:07:23 +0000
    Which political party is forward thinking enough to stop these outdated and wicked experiments ? Think of all the votes they’d get if they did !
  • Keith Martin
    signed 2025-12-08 21:07:17 +0000
  • Dawn Spacagna
    signed 2025-12-08 21:06:24 +0000
  • Julie Bunn
    signed 2025-12-08 21:06:04 +0000
  • McWilliam Douglas
    signed 2025-12-08 21:05:55 +0000
  • Robbie Hacha
    signed 2025-12-08 21:05:11 +0000
  • Nicola Menezes
    signed 2025-12-08 21:03:35 +0000
  • Patricia Pope
    signed 2025-12-08 21:02:44 +0000
  • Natasha Noori
    signed 2025-12-08 21:02:25 +0000
  • Mary Brown
    signed 2025-12-08 21:02:22 +0000
    Animal research – what an absolute tradegy for humans and animals alike that this is STILL BEING ALLOWED TO HAPPEN. Cruelty, unscientific, erroneus results – disgraceful.
  • Lucy Dabner
    signed 2025-12-08 21:01:33 +0000
  • Maggie Wan
    signed 2025-12-08 21:00:47 +0000
  • Sharon Hollings use
    signed 2025-12-08 21:00:34 +0000
    Absolutely terrible treatment of innocent animals how do the people that do this live with their conscience.
  • Dee Vincent-smith
    signed 2025-12-08 21:00:22 +0000
  • Grant Fisher
    signed 2025-12-08 21:00:00 +0000
  • Matthew Folan
    signed 2025-12-08 20:59:45 +0000
  • Adam Trybula
    signed 2025-12-08 20:58:54 +0000
  • David Kennedy
    signed 2025-12-08 20:58:42 +0000
    ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION IS MORALLY UNACCEPTABLE IN A HUMANE SOCIETY !
  • Daisy Hayes
    signed 2025-12-08 20:58:21 +0000
  • Clare Halstead
    signed 2025-12-08 20:57:59 +0000
  • Jackie Woodward
    signed 2025-12-08 20:54:23 +0000
  • Paula Brereton
    signed 2025-12-08 20:53:59 +0000