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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Rosalind Field
    signed 2026-01-13 11:40:52 +0000
  • Lauren Parr
    signed 2026-01-13 11:39:49 +0000
  • Shirley Leigh
    signed 2026-01-13 11:38:01 +0000
  • Leanne Glover
    signed 2026-01-13 11:37:56 +0000
  • Stacey Parr
    signed 2026-01-13 11:37:37 +0000
  • Barbara Sawyer
    signed 2026-01-13 11:37:27 +0000
  • Emma Lopez Gernhard
    signed 2026-01-13 11:36:59 +0000
  • Carole Hayward
    signed 2026-01-13 11:35:51 +0000
  • Isabel Hooper
    signed 2026-01-13 11:35:19 +0000
  • Sharon Cook
    signed 2026-01-13 11:35:13 +0000
    Appalling these places should not exist ever!
  • Susan Grice
    signed 2026-01-13 11:34:45 +0000
  • Jemma Lamb
    signed 2026-01-13 11:33:29 +0000
  • Lynne Isherwood
    signed 2026-01-13 11:30:50 +0000
  • Carol Longhurst
    signed 2026-01-13 11:29:37 +0000
  • Monica Lilley
    signed 2026-01-13 11:27:37 +0000
    animal testing is a terrible crime. SHUT DOWN MBR beagle animal testing
  • Inger Olsson
    signed 2026-01-13 11:26:05 +0000
  • Denise Claire Claire
    signed 2026-01-13 11:24:10 +0000
  • Corinna Rowe
    signed 2026-01-13 11:21:22 +0000
  • Lydia Beckham
    signed 2026-01-13 11:20:00 +0000
  • Sean Francis
    signed 2026-01-13 11:19:40 +0000
  • Jane Davies
    signed 2026-01-13 11:18:26 +0000
    There is absolutely no justification for the torture of sentient creatures in the name of science. Alternatives have been available for decades – it seems to me these demons choose not to go down alternative routes due to cost which is totally immoral. This is 2026 – we’re supposed to be a civilised society. Shut down this hell hole and punish all those involved in animal abuse
  • Helena Harvey
    signed 2026-01-13 11:18:01 +0000
  • Sue Geeves
    signed 2026-01-13 11:16:35 +0000
    Animal testing must stop it is cruel and there are other ways , animals are not the same and test results mainly useless.. End the cruelty.
  • Sandie Johnstone
    signed 2026-01-13 11:14:56 +0000
    Please fee these poor puppies

    So cruel

    Places like this should not exist
  • debbie white-smith debbie white-smith
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