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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Himalaya Amgai
    signed 2026-01-17 07:47:46 +0000
    This must stop
  • Ane Du Toit
    signed 2026-01-17 07:47:28 +0000
    I am so glad someone is standing up and giving voices to al the animals hoe can’t speak for themselves , i pray that God helps you through out it al and you will sicseed when im older i will also help , thank you for what you are doing 🙏🙏
  • Ellen Jackson
    signed 2026-01-17 07:47:17 +0000
    what an incredibly important cause. thank you for doing what you’re doing, true hero’s
  • Yasmin Wimmer
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  • Emily Friedrich
    signed 2026-01-17 07:43:43 +0000
  • Isabella DeWitt
    signed 2026-01-17 07:43:14 +0000
    Please save these animals. Animal cruelty breaks my heart, I hope one day no animal will have to face such cruelty.
  • Sanija Kurinoja
    signed 2026-01-17 07:42:16 +0000
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    signed 2026-01-17 07:41:28 +0000
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  • maggie reavis
    signed 2026-01-17 07:31:31 +0000
  • abelia milkava
    signed 2026-01-17 07:31:16 +0000
    ANIMAL SAFE!!!!
  • Tiffany Wilson
    signed 2026-01-17 07:30:28 +0000
  • Jasmine Moreno
    signed 2026-01-17 07:29:52 +0000
    Signing up to help the cause to rescue every beagle being held. They deserve loving and happy lives. Humans were not blessed with animals to betray them in ways these dogs would never think to hurt a single soul. Dogs are the closest thing a human will ever get to unconditional love by a soul who can’t even speak. By a soul that’s here to love and be loved. As a veterinary technician, this is heartbreaking. My heart and prayers go out to every dog that’s trapped in that facility. I hope and pray they all get to leave and live their remaining lives peacefully and happy. The way they should be.
  • Yana Dewey
    signed 2026-01-17 07:29:47 +0000