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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Robert Gough
    signed 2026-06-22 20:19:33 +0100
  • Amanda O'Mahony
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  • Home Home
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  • Sanja Djonlic
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  • Sheila Kestran
    signed 2026-06-22 19:55:18 +0100
  • Kate Smith
    signed 2026-06-22 19:50:01 +0100
    This MUST be stopped, these beautiful kind dogs need to be set free to live a life of safety, love and to run in the fields and just breathe.
  • jo ratliff
    signed 2026-06-22 19:43:43 +0100
    This is heartbreaking, poor babies
  • Julie Figgins
    signed 2026-06-22 19:37:30 +0100
  • Hayley Walker
    signed 2026-06-22 19:36:39 +0100
  • Faye Clark
    signed 2026-06-22 19:34:10 +0100
    This is so out dateted. Please do as the British public are asking.
  • Shannon Shannon
    signed 2026-06-22 19:27:26 +0100
  • Susan Atkins
    signed 2026-06-22 19:14:26 +0100
  • Janet Waite
    signed 2026-06-22 19:10:00 +0100
  • Hayley Reynolds
    signed 2026-06-22 19:09:35 +0100
    Release the beagles! Enough is enough!!!!
  • Alisa audunsdottir
    signed 2026-06-22 19:09:28 +0100
    FUCK ANIMAL CRUELTY! ANIMALS ARE EQUAL
  • Catrien Tapken
    signed 2026-06-22 19:07:33 +0100
  • Paul McQueen
    signed 2026-06-22 19:06:19 +0100
  • Linda Carter
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  • Rachel Renwick
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  • Jeanette Roberts
    signed 2026-06-22 18:52:52 +0100
    There is no need for torturing these poor innocent animals in this day and age.