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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Christine Fitzgerald
    signed 2026-05-15 05:58:07 +0100
    STOP THE SUFFERING. FREE THESE POOR SENTIENT ANIMALS
  • Francesca Fudge
    signed 2026-05-15 05:51:36 +0100
  • Iona Corsie
    signed 2026-05-15 05:38:56 +0100
  • Becky Nicholls
    signed 2026-05-15 05:12:26 +0100
    Phase out animal testing and immediately close MBR acres
  • Hayley Joyce
    signed 2026-05-15 03:42:00 +0100
  • Toni Powell
    signed 2026-05-15 03:30:25 +0100
  • Elvira Gallegos
    signed 2026-05-15 01:57:29 +0100
    SAVE the BEAGLE pups!!! They deserve better!
  • Sandra Menjivar
    signed 2026-05-15 01:56:55 +0100
  • Joshua Somosera
    signed 2026-05-15 01:46:41 +0100
    I hope that even someone who’s nowhere near the UK can provide help with this petition. Save the dogs ❤️
  • Sharon Milburn
    signed 2026-05-15 01:13:04 +0100
  • Heather World
    signed 2026-05-15 00:53:30 +0100
    This horrific treatment of these animals has to stop! They really do suffer
  • Amelia Suon
    signed 2026-05-15 00:41:02 +0100
    Stop animal testing.
  • Daniel Souza
    signed 2026-05-15 00:25:37 +0100
    Please save these babies and give them a great home, thank you for all you guys do!
  • Sylvette Lanteigne
    signed 2026-05-15 00:03:02 +0100
  • Angie Saunders
    signed 2026-05-14 23:37:20 +0100
  • Helen Maitland
    signed 2026-05-14 23:33:58 +0100
  • Angela west-smith
    signed 2026-05-14 23:15:44 +0100
    This cruelty needs to end now, this os animal abuse.
  • Catherine Armstrong
    signed 2026-05-14 23:14:16 +0100
  • Lisa baldwin
    signed 2026-05-14 23:11:27 +0100
  • Claire Dixon
    signed 2026-05-14 23:04:58 +0100
  • Kelly Luscombe
    signed 2026-05-14 23:03:31 +0100
  • David Bell
    signed 2026-05-14 23:01:41 +0100
  • Carol Whitehurst
    signed 2026-05-14 22:52:30 +0100
  • Naomi Bakkila
    signed 2026-05-14 22:49:26 +0100
    Stop the cruel and unnecessary animal testing. Free all of the animals from a life of fear, pain, and torture. Set them all free. Close all of these horrible places down and press charges against those who carry out the sickening abuse on these animals.
  • Mary Horsfield
    signed 2026-05-14 22:47:44 +0100
    We must stop breeding animals to be used and abused. We need humane research only.
  • Elizabeth D'Arcy Malone
    signed 2026-05-14 22:40:12 +0100
  • Sarah Fraser
    signed 2026-05-14 22:36:29 +0100
  • Heidi Furze
    signed 2026-05-14 22:36:09 +0100
  • Emma Maddox
    signed 2026-05-14 22:32:32 +0100
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