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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Shania Litia
    signed 2026-01-14 21:17:48 +0000
    Hope the beagles are safe and hope they all go to well loving homes because they deserve it. Humans can be cruel creatures to treat other living things like they’re disposable and expendable just because they feel inferior to them.
  • Emma Burnett
    signed 2026-01-14 21:17:47 +0000
  • Leo Eelman
    signed 2026-01-14 21:17:37 +0000
  • Abigail Douglas
    signed 2026-01-14 21:17:34 +0000
  • Jay McHugh
    signed 2026-01-14 21:17:33 +0000
  • Linda Danileviciute
    signed 2026-01-14 21:17:33 +0000
  • Shanelle Quon
    signed 2026-01-14 21:17:33 +0000
  • Julie Henry
    signed 2026-01-14 21:17:28 +0000
  • Niko Vincent
    signed 2026-01-14 21:17:26 +0000
  • Hollie Creed
    signed 2026-01-14 21:17:25 +0000
  • Gina Izzo
    signed 2026-01-14 21:17:12 +0000
    Thank you!!!!!
  • Kate Cook
    signed 2026-01-14 21:17:00 +0000
  • Amy Sturrock
    signed 2026-01-14 21:16:57 +0000
  • Jake Walsh
    signed 2026-01-14 21:16:54 +0000
  • Lucy Powell
    signed 2026-01-14 21:16:51 +0000
  • Danna Loera
    signed 2026-01-14 21:16:48 +0000
  • Sam titcombe
    signed 2026-01-14 21:16:26 +0000
  • Ella Newton
    signed 2026-01-14 21:16:24 +0000
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    signed 2026-01-14 21:16:17 +0000
  • Heddy Sabejon
    signed 2026-01-14 21:15:58 +0000
  • Bryn Stevenson
    signed 2026-01-14 21:15:56 +0000
  • Cathy Fisher
    signed 2026-01-14 21:15:50 +0000
  • Kirsty Darrell
    signed 2026-01-14 21:15:50 +0000
  • Daniela Román García
    signed 2026-01-14 21:15:48 +0000
    Stop this horrifying practice it is outrageous. With all the tech we have now is it even necessary?
  • Georgia Smith
    signed 2026-01-14 21:15:42 +0000
  • Sophie Tanner
    signed 2026-01-14 21:15:38 +0000
  • daniella yardeni
    signed 2026-01-14 21:15:31 +0000
  • Lillie Garvey
    signed 2026-01-14 21:15:29 +0000
    The MBR Acres is cruel and inhumane!!!!!!
  • Kaylyn Davis
    signed 2026-01-14 21:15:08 +0000
  • grace lucas
    signed 2026-01-14 21:15:08 +0000
    it’s been 10 minutes since i found out about this horrible organisation and i cannot stop crying. those poor babies. i would do unspeakable things to the people that work there and condone this.