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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Amanda Bishop
    signed 2026-11-03 19:46:12 +0000
  • Karen Burke
    signed 2026-11-03 19:45:05 +0000
  • Kelly Atkinson
    signed 2026-11-03 19:19:34 +0000
  • Martin Stewart-Ryan
    signed 2026-11-03 16:13:19 +0000
  • Euan Clark
    signed 2026-11-03 13:31:24 +0000
  • Holly Hargreaves
    signed 2026-11-03 13:13:03 +0000
  • Iva Vezjak
    signed 2026-11-03 12:40:40 +0000
  • Vicky Davies
    signed 2026-11-03 12:33:32 +0000
  • Tia Bessant
    signed 2026-11-03 11:46:04 +0000
  • Tiegan Fleetwood
    signed 2026-11-03 11:29:41 +0000
  • Julia Smith
    signed 2026-11-03 10:53:07 +0000
  • James Newton
    signed 2026-11-03 08:58:26 +0000
    Absolutely Disgusting what’s happening you government should be ashamed of your self letting this happen… shame on you!
  • Ève Marcotte
    signed 2026-11-03 04:22:00 +0000
  • Anne Thomson
    signed 2026-11-02 23:24:21 +0000
  • Lynda Moss
    signed 2026-11-02 21:42:33 +0000
    Puppies don’t belong behind locked gates in laboratories. 🐾💔

    Right now, in Huntingdon, MBR Acres breeds over 2,000 beagle puppies every single year. Their reality? Agonizing toxicological testing, chemical force-feeding, and organ harvesting.

    This atrocity is not just a moral failure—it’s a scientific one. Outdated animal testing is a bottleneck to medical progress because animal biology fails to accurately predict human responses.

    We don’t have to choose between human health and animal cruelty. Modern science has already created superior, high-fidelity testing methods:

    Human cell-based assays

    Organ-on-a-chip technology

    Advanced AI computer modelling

    These methods map responses directly to human biology, making them faster, more ethical, and significantly more accurate. It’s time for the UK to lead the world in humane, cutting-edge science.
  • Carol Robinson
    signed 2026-11-02 16:38:51 +0000
  • Wendy Harvey
    signed 2026-11-02 14:23:22 +0000
  • Louise Migliaccio
    signed 2026-11-02 13:39:02 +0000
  • Jane Habershon
    signed 2026-11-02 11:55:17 +0000
  • Cynthia Hardeman
    signed 2026-11-02 10:42:49 +0000
  • Dara Smith
    signed 2026-11-02 06:18:13 +0000
    Animal testing is SICK and UNNECESSARY!!! And these ppl blatantly abuse theses puppies! And other animals they test on! It’s illegal what they do to them and wrong!
  • Kristina Mackid
    signed 2026-11-02 05:25:06 +0000
    We have had more than enough of barbaric animal testing on our animals & especially the Beagles! MBR must be shutdown and release our hounds into our custody. We will show them unconditional love and respect. We will find them approved homes to live their lives caged & cruelty free in loving homes! KJM Vegan for Life 💪💚🌱🐾
  • L W
    signed 2026-11-02 03:11:32 +0000
  • Nina Cullen
    signed 2026-11-01 22:40:50 +0000
  • Tammy Thibeault
    signed 2026-11-01 22:27:51 +0000
    Stop Animal Testing Now!!!!
  • Mark Hargreaves
    signed 2026-11-01 21:17:26 +0000
  • Clare Hughee
    signed 2026-11-01 20:38:18 +0000
    This needs to end now,breeding animals to suffer is awfull ,what has mankind done to this world we should be ashmed of ourselves
  • Nicola Scarlett
    signed 2026-11-01 19:37:03 +0000
  • Marianne Prevot
    signed 2026-11-01 16:45:36 +0000
  • Emily Morris
    signed 2026-11-01 14:22:40 +0000