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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Eliška Feixová
    signed 2026-01-14 15:40:58 +0000
  • Mara Kuschel
    signed 2026-01-14 15:40:45 +0000
  • Omar Rangel
    signed 2026-01-14 15:40:44 +0000
    I may be an American being a ocean a way from where the issue is but these animals aren’t ours to farm and deserve to be put into loving homes
  • Freya Gaulton
    signed 2026-01-14 15:40:43 +0000
  • Lily Hamblyn
    signed 2026-01-14 15:40:36 +0000
  • Kyla Abalos
    signed 2026-01-14 15:40:34 +0000
  • Suzanne Brennan
    signed 2026-01-14 15:40:20 +0000
    END ANIMAL TESTING!
  • Sharon Jones
    signed 2026-01-14 15:40:20 +0000
    The Uk’ s dirty and foul secret. STOP these atrocities for profit and corruptly lining Govetnment pockets.
  • Hendre Nortman
    signed 2026-01-14 15:40:13 +0000
  • Alexandra Gibson
    signed 2026-01-14 15:40:12 +0000
  • Olivia Oflaherty
    signed 2026-01-14 15:40:10 +0000
  • Eszter Gyurics
    signed 2026-01-14 15:40:02 +0000
  • Lauren Stamp
    signed 2026-01-14 15:39:57 +0000
  • valeria valdez
    signed 2026-01-14 15:39:51 +0000
  • Roksana Szulc
    signed 2026-01-14 15:39:21 +0000
  • Laura Mendoza
    signed 2026-01-14 15:39:10 +0000
  • T Mariam
    signed 2026-01-14 15:38:56 +0000
    FREEDOM!!
  • Giselle Araiza
    signed 2026-01-14 15:38:36 +0000
    This is cruel
  • Jenny Rigg
    signed 2026-01-14 15:38:32 +0000
  • Lia S
    signed 2026-01-14 15:38:18 +0000
  • Carla Carla
    signed 2026-01-14 15:37:48 +0000
  • Alondra Jimenez
    signed 2026-01-14 15:37:43 +0000
  • Danny Bennett
    signed 2026-01-14 15:37:25 +0000
  • Zelisa Kotowiska
    signed 2026-01-14 15:37:12 +0000
    Please save those poor beagles!
  • Imaan Samsodien
    signed 2026-01-14 15:36:49 +0000
    I want to help. #freeanimals #nomoretesting
  • Taylor Williams
    signed 2026-01-14 15:36:40 +0000
    what goes around comes around, unfortunately for humans.
  • Asha Montano
    signed 2026-01-14 15:36:31 +0000
  • Malak Alaa
    signed 2026-01-14 15:36:21 +0000
  • Georgina Rhodes
    signed 2026-01-14 15:36:18 +0000
  • Suzi Gertzen
    signed 2026-01-14 15:36:16 +0000
    SHUT DOWN MBR!!!!