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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Martina Lara Rouzic
    signed 2026-05-25 04:55:40 +0100
    ayudenlos
  • Sofia Martinez
    signed 2026-05-25 03:45:42 +0100
  • Holly Jones
    signed 2026-05-25 03:06:28 +0100
    Please help these innocent dogs.
  • isla kent
    signed 2026-05-25 01:26:04 +0100
  • Jacqueline Redmond
    signed 2026-05-25 01:02:48 +0100
    Absolutely disgusting, unethical and deep disasociation with sentient beings who have muscles, nerves and feel and experience pain and hurt. End it now.
  • Carolyn Morris
    signed 2026-05-24 23:54:15 +0100
  • Ana alva
    signed 2026-05-24 23:42:15 +0100
  • Daisy reeves
    signed 2026-05-24 23:21:04 +0100
  • Kimberley Cooper
    signed 2026-05-24 22:46:27 +0100
  • Mandy Allen
    signed 2026-05-24 22:15:01 +0100
  • Emilie Van Brugghe
    signed 2026-05-24 22:12:28 +0100
  • Harriet Killerby
    signed 2026-05-24 22:11:37 +0100
  • Magdaléna Nia Wolfová
    signed 2026-05-24 22:07:56 +0100
  • Sylvia Black
    signed 2026-05-24 22:06:52 +0100
    This All has to Stop Now
  • Jade Humphreys
    signed 2026-05-24 20:58:26 +0100
  • Brittany Kaiser
    signed 2026-05-24 20:55:18 +0100
    Free the beagles from cruelty and human torture
  • Connie Powell
    signed 2026-05-24 20:23:21 +0100
    Absolutely shocking. I cant believe our country is hosting such cruelty and neglect. Stop this now.
  • Frankie Gillespie
    signed 2026-05-24 20:20:45 +0100
  • marissa Hejmo
    signed 2026-05-24 20:17:42 +0100
  • Heledd Gibbon
    signed 2026-05-24 20:13:43 +0100
  • Francine Davies
    signed 2026-05-24 20:07:49 +0100
  • julie hilton
    signed 2026-05-24 20:07:02 +0100
    barbaric
  • letta yurges
    signed 2026-05-24 20:04:24 +0100
  • Sienna Roden
    signed 2026-05-24 19:54:56 +0100
  • Alexandra Gomez
    signed 2026-05-24 19:45:54 +0100
  • Karen Bowen
    signed 2026-05-24 19:08:52 +0100
    This is heartbreaking 💔 those poor dogs. This is torture and murder of innocent fur babies… This needs to stop. Where is your conscious. I pray for a better life for those babies ❤️ 🐾
  • Georgia Hacche
    signed 2026-05-24 18:37:07 +0100
    Please end this horrible research on Beagles. Please help end cruelty to these innocent dogs.
  • Fern Taylor
    signed 2026-05-24 18:09:00 +0100
    Save our dogs.
  • Rachel Nobbs
    signed 2026-05-24 18:01:55 +0100
  • Joanna Harrison
    signed 2026-05-24 17:10:09 +0100
    Please please please stop this Barbaric torture of these innocent trusting loving dogs. Please end All animal testing. Push forward with AI to find cures. Humans are NOT MORE IMPORTANT than other living things. They should have a right to live normal happy life’s and be loved. Dogs are supposed to be man’s best friend!!! How could we let this happen to them. Shame on everyone involved.