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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Deedee Evans
    signed 2026-06-23 21:41:58 +0100
    Free those poor babies, they don’t deserve to live like that. 💔
  • Eva Thomson
    signed 2026-06-23 21:39:17 +0100
  • Irene Seymour
    signed 2026-06-23 21:36:29 +0100
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    signed 2026-06-23 21:32:38 +0100
  • Bibi Fox-Harris
    signed 2026-06-23 21:30:52 +0100
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    signed 2026-06-23 21:28:19 +0100
  • Zoe Rawlings
    signed 2026-06-23 21:22:14 +0100
  • Chloe Andonopoulos
    signed 2026-06-23 21:19:20 +0100
  • Yamuna Sivyer
    signed 2026-06-23 21:19:09 +0100
  • Sophie Burton
    signed 2026-06-23 21:16:10 +0100
  • Deb Cross
    signed 2026-06-23 21:15:07 +0100
  • noel brady
    signed 2026-06-23 21:05:24 +0100
  • Melanie Robinson
    signed 2026-06-23 20:57:18 +0100
  • Yvonne Doyle
    signed 2026-06-23 20:55:33 +0100
    Please Stop all these horrible places in ALL of the UK.
  • Cathy Mooney
    signed 2026-06-23 20:52:36 +0100
  • Marian Cowler
    signed 2026-06-23 20:47:07 +0100
  • Sofie Douglas
    signed 2026-06-23 20:45:05 +0100
  • Cailey Cross
    signed 2026-06-23 20:44:09 +0100
  • Sandra Cole
    signed 2026-06-23 20:41:17 +0100
  • Edith Kreischer
    signed 2026-06-23 20:41:16 +0100
  • Ellie Pudsey
    signed 2026-06-23 20:37:06 +0100
  • Karen Mason
    signed 2026-06-23 20:33:01 +0100
    SHUT DOWN MBR ACRES AND LOVE THESE ANIMALS!!!!!

    IN THE NAME OF CHRIST!!!!

    THE EARTH IS THE LORDS AND THE FULLNESS THEREOF! GODS WILL BE DONE AND GODS STRENGTH MIGHT AND POWER TO ALL THOSE THAT TRULY CARE AND STRIP THE POWER FROM THOSE PERFORMING HORRIFIC ACTS OF TORTURE AND PAIN AND SUFFERING AND PERPETUATING IT!!!

    SOURCE-GODS WILL BE DONE!

    AMEN.

    Love to all those fighting for this cause! Gods strength and power be with you.
  • Debbie Gomez
    signed 2026-06-23 20:30:32 +0100
  • Amanda Andrews
    signed 2026-06-23 20:27:07 +0100
  • Lisa Bridle
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