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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Niko Kunchulia
    signed 2026-01-17 04:55:03 +0000
  • Layna Yon
    signed 2026-01-17 04:54:23 +0000
    I hope these dogs get the life they deserve yall are doing something amazing
  • Aysel Naibova
    signed 2026-01-17 04:54:14 +0000
  • Sofiia Khutorna
    signed 2026-01-17 04:53:50 +0000
  • Reese Johnson
    signed 2026-01-17 04:53:13 +0000
  • mireya vittet vargas
    signed 2026-01-17 04:52:45 +0000
    i care for animals a lot these animals do not deserve to suffer
  • Ashley Salazar
    signed 2026-01-17 04:51:59 +0000
  • Natalie Montague
    signed 2026-01-17 04:50:41 +0000
  • Brayden Charman-Vincent
    signed 2026-01-17 04:50:33 +0000
  • Holden Slatton
    signed 2026-01-17 04:50:10 +0000
  • Samantha DuPont
    signed 2026-01-17 04:49:19 +0000
  • Victoria Roy
    signed 2026-01-17 04:48:46 +0000
  • Laura Flores
    signed 2026-01-17 04:48:29 +0000
    free the beagles!!
  • Alexa Raganas
    signed 2026-01-17 04:48:07 +0000
    This is absolutely horrendous. Please do help them out, I beg of you.
  • Alexis Escobedo
    signed 2026-01-17 04:47:50 +0000
    De verdad acaben con el sufrimientos de los perritos, estas empresas solo lo hacen por dinerp
  • Karen Aras
    signed 2026-01-17 04:47:48 +0000
    Please stop this cruelty.
  • Jesse Acosta
    signed 2026-01-17 04:47:39 +0000
  • Dara Alifa
    signed 2026-01-17 04:47:22 +0000
    justice is for all kind!
  • Lia Angela Bornea
    signed 2026-01-17 04:47:17 +0000
  • Samara Yamile Noh pech
    signed 2026-01-17 04:47:00 +0000
    Hello, I don’t speak English, I’m a minor, I honestly think animal abuse is horrible, I wanted to sign using my own judgment to protect those poor dogs.

    Keep doing good deeds for those lovely animals; we all deserve a dignified life.
  • Grecia Rivera
    signed 2026-01-17 04:45:56 +0000
  • Lexiana Casaday
    signed 2026-01-17 04:45:41 +0000
  • Jenn P
    signed 2026-01-17 04:45:09 +0000
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  • Vogue Frank
    signed 2026-01-17 04:43:24 +0000
  • Emily McCourt
    signed 2026-01-17 04:39:56 +0000
    This is insanity
  • nadya azzahra
    signed 2026-01-17 04:39:54 +0000
  • Chloe Bermudo
    signed 2026-01-17 04:39:21 +0000
    All my homies hate animal breeders fr
  • Nur Alyssa
    signed 2026-01-17 04:39:16 +0000