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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Nuha Thameem
    signed 2026-01-14 17:05:03 +0000
  • sarah russell
    signed 2026-01-14 17:04:48 +0000
    FREE THEM!!! STOP ANIMAL TESTING!!
  • Tristen Wonf
    signed 2026-01-14 17:04:46 +0000
  • Ana Artene
    signed 2026-01-14 17:04:40 +0000
    A vote sent from afar, carrying within it all the hope that change is possible.🐾
  • Savannah Turnbough
    signed 2026-01-14 17:04:38 +0000
  • Esme Caves
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  • nicole smith
    signed 2026-01-14 17:04:35 +0000
  • Lacey Foley
    signed 2026-01-14 17:04:26 +0000
  • Hazel Chirino
    signed 2026-01-14 17:04:20 +0000
  • Mandy Obrien
    signed 2026-01-14 17:04:03 +0000
  • Veronica Skavinskaya
    signed 2026-01-14 17:04:00 +0000
  • Lily Owen
    signed 2026-01-14 17:03:58 +0000
  • Juliette Tcherdakoff
    signed 2026-01-14 17:03:41 +0000
  • Nyx Guhl
    signed 2026-01-14 17:03:40 +0000
    Poor babies deserve freedom. F*ck whoever thinks what MBR Acres or any other places or people that do animal testing, is okay. Its not okay. Animals are living beings too and deserve love and happiness. They deserve freedom.
  • Luiza Govea
    signed 2026-01-14 17:03:34 +0000
  • Adam Bigmore
    signed 2026-01-14 17:03:32 +0000
    Shut down MBR Acres filth of a company to be treating dogs this way !
  • Journey Wagner
    signed 2026-01-14 17:02:59 +0000
  • Lilli Pert
    signed 2026-01-14 17:02:59 +0000
  • Chloe mae Obrien
    signed 2026-01-14 17:02:36 +0000
  • Patricia Smith
    signed 2026-01-14 17:02:32 +0000
    I cannot bear to think about this ,it’s horrendous and must be stopped. How dare we think we can inflict pain on defenceless animals.
  • Gillian Pearson
    signed 2026-01-14 17:02:30 +0000
  • Nadia Commentucci
    signed 2026-01-14 17:02:25 +0000
  • Katie Branchflower
    signed 2026-01-14 17:02:21 +0000
  • Laila Scruby
    signed 2026-01-14 17:02:19 +0000
  • Jawna Williams
    signed 2026-01-14 17:01:56 +0000
  • Jackie Iles
    signed 2026-01-14 17:01:44 +0000
  • Raine Mynott
    signed 2026-01-14 17:01:17 +0000
    No part of this is okay!!!!
  • Naomi Williams
    signed 2026-01-14 17:01:15 +0000
  • Snezhana Seredinskaya
    signed 2026-01-14 17:01:12 +0000
    stop it!!
  • Nathalia Chicue
    signed 2026-01-14 17:00:53 +0000
    It’s not right what they’re doing to those poor animals. Humans are here to protect, not destroy. It’s time to open our eyes and raise awareness that animals have rights too.