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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Rodi Busigin
    signed 2026-09-28 21:26:06 +0100
  • Chloe Lamb
    signed 2026-09-28 20:36:00 +0100
  • Paige Fitzgerald
    signed 2026-09-28 19:41:27 +0100
    I just want all cruelty against animals to stop. It breaks my heart every day to see things online and to hear about horrible things have happened to them.
  • Sarah Cox
    signed 2026-09-28 17:21:17 +0100
  • Susan Wallace
    signed 2026-09-28 16:04:38 +0100
    This has to stop, pain has to stop, how can anyone stand by turn a blind eye and think this is ok. These puppies deserve to live, not be tested on with toxic chemicals then put to sleep .. it’s absolutely shocking and sickening to the core.
  • paul bateman
    signed 2026-09-28 15:04:21 +0100
    This it outdated we shouldnt be testing anything on animals anymore
  • Imogen Richards
    signed 2026-09-28 10:23:09 +0100
  • ann-marie gallagher
    signed 2026-09-28 10:14:26 +0100
  • Patrick Loughran
    signed 2026-09-28 09:23:02 +0100
  • Jacqueline Goddard
    signed 2026-09-28 09:01:17 +0100
  • Hollie Stanton
    signed 2026-09-28 07:54:56 +0100
  • Jasmina Georgovska
    signed 2026-09-28 07:06:21 +0100
  • Paulinne Draskovic
    signed 2026-09-28 04:47:45 +0100
  • Mignon James
    signed 2026-09-27 23:00:11 +0100
  • Kirsty Fenwick
    signed 2026-09-27 22:56:58 +0100
  • Samantha West
    signed 2026-09-27 21:36:03 +0100
  • Chloe Ellingham
    signed 2026-09-27 20:55:00 +0100
  • Maïa Aide
    signed 2026-09-27 20:01:36 +0100
  • Alessandra Cheyenne Garompolo
    signed 2026-09-27 19:56:04 +0100
  • Julie .king
    signed 2026-09-27 18:53:51 +0100
    Save the beagles
  • Ben Santos
    signed 2026-09-27 16:22:29 +0100
  • Sarah Buckland
    signed 2026-09-27 15:08:29 +0100
  • Debbie Down
    signed 2026-09-27 14:52:44 +0100
  • Marianne Garside
    signed 2026-09-27 13:04:58 +0100
    Its so cruel, they suffer from puppy to death and the mothers are in a factory farm.
  • leah Hinde
    signed 2026-09-27 12:01:50 +0100
  • Helen Stewart
    signed 2026-09-27 11:04:46 +0100
    The U.K. government allowing this barbaric treatment of beagles to continue is utterly shameful and disgusting!
  • Marlena Gendis
    signed 2026-09-27 09:34:20 +0100
  • Vanessa Lambert
    signed 2026-09-27 09:32:52 +0100
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