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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Susan Reed
    signed 2026-01-13 08:40:58 +0000
  • Lucy Parker
    signed 2026-01-13 08:37:31 +0000
  • Kathy Roberts
    signed 2026-01-13 08:36:55 +0000
    Animal experiments are ethically and morally wrong, and need to end.
  • Joan Clark
    signed 2026-01-13 08:33:29 +0000
  • Lisa Aubrey
    signed 2026-01-13 08:28:07 +0000
  • Mark Tomassen
    signed 2026-01-13 08:28:05 +0000
  • swati tewary
    signed 2026-01-13 08:27:45 +0000
  • William Wilkinson
    signed 2026-01-13 08:26:20 +0000
  • Isla Murphy
    signed 2026-01-13 08:24:44 +0000
  • Sarah Dempster
    signed 2026-01-13 08:23:37 +0000
  • Sophie Tanner
    signed 2026-01-13 08:21:09 +0000
  • Patricia Rosqvist
    signed 2026-01-13 08:18:54 +0000
  • Jen Els
    signed 2026-01-13 08:15:44 +0000
  • Tamara Kramer
    signed 2026-01-13 08:14:19 +0000
    Doing this to animals is horrible!!
  • Joanne Humphreys
    signed 2026-01-13 08:04:52 +0000
    The tests are not scientific at all! It is crude and pointless testing which continues as MBR and others in the bio-pharmaceutical industry are making money out of it.
  • Gillian Thornton
    signed 2026-01-13 08:04:12 +0000
    There is no need for this cruelty these days
  • Janet Smith
    signed 2026-01-13 08:01:40 +0000
  • Thomas Seber
    signed 2026-01-13 08:01:18 +0000
  • Jacqui Taylor
    signed 2026-01-13 07:58:11 +0000
    The fact that they continue despite monumental opposition and public outcry screams money over decency.. shut this outdated institution down – there is no longer support for animal testing/torture/abuse
  • Angus Gordon
    signed 2026-01-13 07:57:35 +0000
  • Luna Morales
    signed 2026-01-13 07:54:30 +0000
  • Carol Walkinshaw
    signed 2026-01-13 07:51:54 +0000
  • Karen Gaskell
    signed 2026-01-13 07:46:08 +0000
  • Steph Queen
    signed 2026-01-13 07:45:31 +0000
  • Olivia O’Toole
    signed 2026-01-13 07:42:35 +0000
  • Tabitha Wright
    signed 2026-01-13 07:39:52 +0000
  • Jackie O’Brien
    signed 2026-01-13 07:38:44 +0000
  • Jane Plumpton
    signed 2026-01-13 07:36:41 +0000
    Please close this place down
  • Vivien Graham
    signed 2026-01-13 07:36:33 +0000
  • Lisa Clark
    signed 2026-01-13 07:33:44 +0000
    Please please shut this barbaric place down!