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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Alex Bastable
    signed 2026-05-18 17:45:20 +0100
  • Linda Towell
    signed 2026-05-18 17:18:57 +0100
  • Kathleen Oyediran
    signed 2026-05-18 17:08:31 +0100
    Thank you to all the rescuers. The monsters running this awful place should be ashamed. The Labour government will pay for all their wickedness at the next election.
  • Andrew Parry
    signed 2026-05-18 16:55:52 +0100
  • Kelly Collins
    signed 2026-05-18 16:46:11 +0100
  • Laura Harvey
    signed 2026-05-18 16:25:27 +0100
    This has to stop, its evil and barbaric. Those poor dogs, it breaks my heart!
  • Shajeeaa Abdullah
    signed 2026-05-18 15:53:54 +0100
    Save animals
  • Phinehas Pain
    signed 2026-05-18 15:48:49 +0100
  • Susan Cheetham
    signed 2026-05-18 14:56:24 +0100
    I would like some of your leaflets referring to this campaign
  • Ron Cassidy
    signed 2026-05-18 13:49:28 +0100
    STOP THE TORTURE!! FREE THE BEAGLES AND ALL LAB ANIMALS!!!
  • Kerina Knight
    signed 2026-05-18 13:21:55 +0100
  • Jennifer Allberry
    signed 2026-05-18 13:21:03 +0100
  • Andreya Dimitrova
    signed 2026-05-18 11:44:18 +0100
  • Janice Honeyman
    signed 2026-05-18 11:17:01 +0100
  • Amanda Lake
    signed 2026-05-18 10:47:02 +0100
  • Barbora Brown
    signed 2026-05-18 10:40:10 +0100
  • Rachel Coverson
    signed 2026-05-18 10:24:06 +0100
  • Linda Kilburn
    signed 2026-05-18 09:46:44 +0100
  • rosemary morgan
    signed 2026-05-18 09:45:33 +0100
  • Tanya Liddle
    signed 2026-05-18 09:45:29 +0100
    This barbaric treatment needs to end so these beagles can have the love & care they deserve
  • Charlotte Bacon
    signed 2026-05-18 09:44:28 +0100
    Shut this down NOW
  • Lauren Docherty
    signed 2026-05-18 09:41:01 +0100
  • Elizabeth Currie
    signed 2026-05-18 09:38:51 +0100
  • Sophie Jackson
    signed 2026-05-18 09:36:05 +0100
  • Emma Jones
    signed 2026-05-18 08:46:09 +0100
    Disgraceful that this still happens. So distressing
  • Mchele Harty
    signed 2026-05-18 08:29:34 +0100
    Please, please shut this facility down and end animal cruelty. No animal should have to endure suffering for any reason. Don’t ignore these unspeakable practises. STOP IT NOW.
  • Sandra Vilas
    signed 2026-05-18 07:47:52 +0100
  • Hannah Davies
    signed 2026-05-18 07:33:57 +0100
    As a beagle owner I don’t know how these people sleep at night!!
  • Emma Sheldon
    signed 2026-05-18 07:21:19 +0100
  • Vanessa McKenzie
    signed 2026-05-18 06:53:30 +0100