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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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.

194,181 signatures

Will you sign?

Showing 134122 reactions

  • Adriana Fernández
    signed 2026-01-14 02:19:42 +0000
  • David Hunt
    signed 2026-01-14 02:19:34 +0000
  • Cloe Bobiak
    signed 2026-01-14 02:19:17 +0000
  • Marleen Masson
    signed 2026-01-14 02:19:05 +0000
  • syl abus
    signed 2026-01-14 02:18:55 +0000
  • Hannah Pollitt
    signed 2026-01-14 02:18:43 +0000
  • Kennedy Kofluk
    signed 2026-01-14 02:18:28 +0000
  • Gemma Flanagan
    signed 2026-01-14 02:16:46 +0000
  • Amina Dacikj
    signed 2026-01-14 02:16:44 +0000
    All dogs deserve to run in sunny fields not be treated as garbage
  • maryjane bentley
    signed 2026-01-14 02:16:27 +0000
  • Clara Martinelli
    signed 2026-01-14 02:16:09 +0000
  • Nannaphat Kongkrut
    signed 2026-01-14 02:16:04 +0000
    Thank you for your hard work and dedication to saving these puppies.
  • Joy Britney Parumog
    signed 2026-01-14 02:15:34 +0000
  • Precious Elocin Goon
    signed 2026-01-14 02:15:24 +0000
  • Hawulah Makiwala
    signed 2026-01-14 02:14:38 +0000
    It would be an honor to actively stop the live experiments on these dogs.
  • Albina Rana
    signed 2026-01-14 02:14:25 +0000
  • Vilda Karlsson
    signed 2026-01-14 02:13:48 +0000
    Shut Down MBR Acres.
  • Mikylla Mohana
    signed 2026-01-14 02:13:41 +0000
  • Maria Luisa Nascimento
    signed 2026-01-14 02:13:36 +0000
  • Julia Macko
    signed 2026-01-14 02:13:34 +0000
  • Angela Herrera
    signed 2026-01-14 02:13:28 +0000
  • zoe yates
    signed 2026-01-14 02:13:14 +0000
  • Channelle Opai
    signed 2026-01-14 02:13:14 +0000
    Stop them
  • Keeley Green
    signed 2026-01-14 02:13:11 +0000
  • Adriana Aguilera
    signed 2026-01-14 02:12:05 +0000
  • lylah stephenson
    signed 2026-01-14 02:11:50 +0000
  • Laula Akhmetova
    signed 2026-01-14 02:11:30 +0000
  • Karina Shabrina
    signed 2026-01-14 02:11:23 +0000
  • Emilia Cienfuegos
    signed 2026-01-14 02:11:01 +0000
  • Jessie Sun
    signed 2026-01-14 02:11:00 +0000