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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Lara Faber-Johnson
    signed 2026-09-30 13:00:09 +0100
  • Hannah Bond
    signed 2026-09-30 12:51:24 +0100
  • Holly Tobin
    signed 2026-09-30 12:50:09 +0100
  • suzanne Mouatt
    signed 2026-09-30 12:22:11 +0100
  • Erin Leech
    signed 2026-09-30 12:21:10 +0100
  • Brenda Ferretti
    signed 2026-09-30 12:17:21 +0100
  • Natalie Gorton
    signed 2026-09-30 11:48:00 +0100
  • Hayley Birchanall
    signed 2026-09-30 11:37:00 +0100
  • Aaliyah Mupure
    signed 2026-09-30 11:34:38 +0100
  • Kristin Albers
    signed 2026-09-30 11:29:15 +0100
  • Nicola McGeoghan
    signed 2026-09-30 10:59:52 +0100
    THIS HORRIFIC PRACTICE NEEDS TO END.
  • Cameron Franklin
    signed 2026-09-30 09:39:10 +0100
  • Julie Kelly
    signed 2026-09-30 09:01:47 +0100
    This barbaric treatment of these poor dogs needs to stop now!
  • Amanda Ford
    signed 2026-09-30 09:01:38 +0100
  • Anita Knighting
    signed 2026-09-30 08:49:43 +0100
  • Rosemary Franklin
    signed 2026-09-30 08:01:10 +0100
    This needs to be stopped

    People profiting from the pool

    Animals suffering
  • Rachael Holland-Lindsay
    signed 2026-09-30 01:17:50 +0100
    Free the beagles!!! end this Barbaric cruelty!!!
  • Jasmine Critchlow
    signed 2026-09-29 23:00:29 +0100
  • Meriden Robson
    signed 2026-09-29 22:59:12 +0100
  • Zoey Jakubiszyn
    signed 2026-09-29 22:14:43 +0100
    Stood this torture. No-one wants it! Test on pedophiles and lifers.
  • Anna Morter
    signed 2026-09-29 20:34:04 +0100
    The evidence is substantial and terrifying…no choice but to shut the place down immediately..enough is enough!! Imagine yourself in the place of the beagles..
  • Rebecca Jer
    signed 2026-09-29 18:14:58 +0100
  • Katie Boyd
    signed 2026-09-29 16:23:17 +0100
  • Rachel Ashby Pickering
    signed 2026-09-29 16:12:25 +0100
  • Katy Betchetti
    signed 2026-09-29 14:46:15 +0100
  • Alfie Williams
    signed 2026-09-29 14:45:48 +0100
  • Amy Deemer
    signed 2026-09-29 11:55:27 +0100
  • Linda Bateman
    signed 2026-09-29 03:31:19 +0100
  • Jocelyn Mejia
    signed 2026-09-29 00:55:07 +0100
    They are not objects! They feel, breathe and show emotions like we do! These innocent souls deserve better than this. Free them and incarcerate those who conducted animal abuse!!
  • Rebecca Birch
    signed 2026-09-28 22:33:36 +0100
    Needs shutting down and burning to the ground