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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Ria Singh
    signed 2026-01-15 11:10:09 +0000
    I pray and hope we can save them


    Thank you for showing us the truth

    It was painful to watch but it just makes me angry to show cruel this world is and what humans do to the poor animals
  • Elise Savoye
    signed 2026-01-15 11:09:35 +0000
  • Lucy Jo Blackburn
    signed 2026-01-15 11:09:13 +0000
  • Sara Cojocaru
    signed 2026-01-15 11:08:41 +0000
  • Salma Alotaibi
    signed 2026-01-15 11:08:39 +0000
    Thank you to everyone hero behind this.
  • charlotte jackson
    signed 2026-01-15 11:08:31 +0000
  • Karen Millward
    signed 2026-01-15 11:08:31 +0000
  • Keira Phillips
    signed 2026-01-15 11:08:19 +0000
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  • Озерова Диана
    signed 2026-01-15 11:07:46 +0000
  • Danylo Antonyuk
    signed 2026-01-15 11:07:26 +0000
    Mbr is a HELL
  • Lola Richardson
    signed 2026-01-15 11:07:21 +0000
  • Imogen Sowerby
    signed 2026-01-15 11:07:18 +0000
  • Maddy Voigt
    signed 2026-01-15 11:06:47 +0000
    The use of beagles in scientific experimentation is unethical, outdated, and indefensible. Beagles are deliberately bred for laboratories because of their docile nature, making them easy to control and exploit. They are subjected to toxicology tests, forced drug dosing, invasive procedures, and long-term confinement—often ending in euthanasia. This suffering is not a scientific necessity. Modern, human-relevant alternatives such as organ-on-a-chip technology, advanced computer modeling, and in-vitro testing are more accurate, cost-effective, and humane. Continuing to use beagles is a failure of ethics and innovation. Animal cruelty should never be justified as “science.”
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  • Clyx Lee
    signed 2026-01-15 11:05:53 +0000
    Save the beagles!!!!
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