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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Ashley Ochoa
    signed 2026-01-17 20:57:40 +0000
  • Samantha Villalobos
    signed 2026-01-17 20:57:36 +0000
    SAVE THE BEAGELS
  • Sara Pinheiro
    signed 2026-01-17 20:57:14 +0000
  • Beth Hampton
    signed 2026-01-17 20:56:48 +0000
  • Luna Solti
    signed 2026-01-17 20:56:35 +0000
  • July Pierre
    signed 2026-01-17 20:56:24 +0000
    Freeeee the puppies 🐶
  • Amelie Harries
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  • Megan Summerfield
    signed 2026-01-17 20:55:50 +0000
  • Adarely Molina Hernandez
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  • Makayla Valente
    signed 2026-01-17 20:55:11 +0000
  • Jessica Barajas
    signed 2026-01-17 20:55:07 +0000
  • Ashely Inoa
    signed 2026-01-17 20:54:56 +0000
  • Mirian Guadalupe
    signed 2026-01-17 20:54:30 +0000
  • Callisto Rodrigues
    signed 2026-01-17 20:53:24 +0000
  • Hannah Vines
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  • betzayda sanchez
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  • Ella Dominguez
    signed 2026-01-17 20:52:39 +0000
  • Kelsie Steffl
    signed 2026-01-17 20:52:26 +0000
    We are going to save the rest of the puppies, and not allow this to ever happen again.
  • Maria Fernanda Bustos Garza
    signed 2026-01-17 20:52:04 +0000
  • Isabella Couch
    signed 2026-01-17 20:51:39 +0000
  • Theo Dreghorn
    signed 2026-01-17 20:51:39 +0000
  • Cassandra Tucker
    signed 2026-01-17 20:51:37 +0000
  • Mihaela Ionita
    signed 2026-01-17 20:51:31 +0000
    I love animals more than humans❗️
  • Sigrid Larsen
    signed 2026-01-17 20:51:25 +0000
  • Marcia Chapman
    signed 2026-01-17 20:51:11 +0000
    Shut that evil place down for good. Whoever works at places like that needs to have the same thing done to them that they are doing to those animals.
  • Emily Griffith
    signed 2026-01-17 20:51:03 +0000
  • Dilan Arda
    signed 2026-01-17 20:50:56 +0000
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  • Jasmine Bernal
    signed 2026-01-17 20:50:33 +0000
  • Adina Stan Cozianu
    signed 2026-01-17 20:49:55 +0000
    Let’s save those poor babies 🙏🏼