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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Viktoriya Pishimarova
    signed 2026-01-14 18:09:30 +0000
  • Holly Woodward
    signed 2026-01-14 18:09:24 +0000
  • Leyls Finch
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  • Fernanda Cornejo
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  • Cadness Amigo
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  • Melissa McConaghy
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  • Shannon Carr
    signed 2026-01-14 18:08:51 +0000
  • Carol Almeida
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  • Abbie Sweeny
    signed 2026-01-14 18:08:26 +0000
  • Jyl Bright
    signed 2026-01-14 18:08:24 +0000
  • Miriam Schwarzbauer
    signed 2026-01-14 18:08:20 +0000
  • Daniel Berry
    signed 2026-01-14 18:08:09 +0000
  • Emilija Saveikytė
    signed 2026-01-14 18:08:07 +0000
  • Ellie VanWinkle
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  • Irene Loner
    signed 2026-01-14 18:08:00 +0000
  • Akari Martínez Vargas
    signed 2026-01-14 18:07:33 +0000
    Es muy doloroso que hay personas tan inhumanas, dispuestas a dañar a otro ser vivo
  • violeta altair
    signed 2026-01-14 18:07:22 +0000
    i hope your light reaches every single user online to advocate against this horrible CRAP. thank you for helping these puppies and bringing them love, thank you for taking this subject into light. thank you. and to those 20 saviors, you are braver than any science nerd who’s life will be forever ruined by the karma they’ll face for their horrific actions. thank you
  • Gunner Reavis
    signed 2026-01-14 18:07:19 +0000
  • Evie Wilson
    signed 2026-01-14 18:07:15 +0000
  • Gracd Macpherson
    signed 2026-01-14 18:07:06 +0000
  • Maria Daniela Montilla Altuve
    signed 2026-01-14 18:06:56 +0000
  • Isabella Ferguson
    signed 2026-01-14 18:06:46 +0000
  • Marv Anthony Trigueros
    signed 2026-01-14 18:06:26 +0000
    Stop these monsters please
  • Helen Devine
    signed 2026-01-14 18:06:12 +0000
  • Maeh Soto
    signed 2026-01-14 18:06:11 +0000
  • Darcey Kent
    signed 2026-01-14 18:06:05 +0000
  • Evie Turford
    signed 2026-01-14 18:06:03 +0000
    I am signing this because of my love for animals and being a decent human being. I have done my research on the MBR Acres and I think their breeding facility is absolutely disgusting. This ISNT science it’s straight up torture.
  • diego granado
    signed 2026-01-14 18:06:02 +0000
    dont use dogs like an objets,those are lives,fuck the people who doesnt matter about dogs
  • sennen williams
    signed 2026-01-14 18:05:55 +0000
  • Claudia Goldie
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