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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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.

193,363 signatures

Will you sign?

Showing 133587 reactions

  • Lauren Furey
    signed 2026-01-16 20:49:53 +0000
  • Isla Johnson
    signed 2026-01-16 20:49:49 +0000
  • Fernanda Miranda
    signed 2026-01-16 20:49:16 +0000
  • Sheryl Myles
    signed 2026-01-16 20:49:16 +0000
  • Griffin Russell
    signed 2026-01-16 20:49:12 +0000
  • Kate Dolderman
    signed 2026-01-16 20:49:09 +0000
  • Keira Duffy
    signed 2026-01-16 20:49:06 +0000
  • Kevin Held
    signed 2026-01-16 20:48:56 +0000
  • Franchesca Gallegos
    signed 2026-01-16 20:48:31 +0000
  • David Brown
    signed 2026-01-16 20:48:13 +0000
  • Gia Torres
    signed 2026-01-16 20:47:44 +0000
  • Lara Stolz
    signed 2026-01-16 20:47:43 +0000
  • Faith Irons
    signed 2026-01-16 20:47:30 +0000
  • Emree Jacobson
    signed 2026-01-16 20:47:11 +0000
  • Samina A
    signed 2026-01-16 20:46:54 +0000
  • Amber Habicht
    signed 2026-01-16 20:46:25 +0000
    There is something about this world that I’ve noticed, and that is that weak people often prey on those that they see to be weaker than them to feel powerful. Animals are the victims in most of these situations. This isn’t about needing these Animals to be test subjects in a noble and/or necessary situation, this is about using those who are weaker and do not have the voice to fight back or defend themselves because it’s easier to hurt someone if they cant say that it hurts. I think a lot of people who do this have this idea in their heads that just because they aren’t human their lives are worth less than ours, they’re wrong. STOP ANIMAL CRUELTY
  • Jonas Eggers
    signed 2026-01-16 20:46:08 +0000
  • Grace Mellen
    signed 2026-01-16 20:45:45 +0000
  • Natalia Bobinska-Bunko
    signed 2026-01-16 20:45:38 +0000
  • Jane Doe
    signed 2026-01-16 20:45:21 +0000
  • Ingrid Gausim
    signed 2026-01-16 20:45:13 +0000
    JUSTICE
  • Christopher Castillo
    signed 2026-01-16 20:44:28 +0000
  • Rochelle Obi
    signed 2026-01-16 20:44:23 +0000
  • Stephanie Alejandro
    signed 2026-01-16 20:43:22 +0000
  • Matteo Gammaidoni
    signed 2026-01-16 20:43:02 +0000
  • Julieta Ramos Valdez
    signed 2026-01-16 20:42:12 +0000
  • natalie nuwer
    signed 2026-01-16 20:41:51 +0000
  • Rita Gomez
    signed 2026-01-16 20:41:47 +0000
  • thalía fernandez cabrales
    signed 2026-01-16 20:41:07 +0000
    stop animal cruelty!!! they’re living beings too!!!
  • Shereen Davis
    signed 2026-01-16 20:40:45 +0000