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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Graham Stephenson
    signed 2026-01-12 20:38:11 +0000
  • Christiana Quest
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  • Andrea King
    signed 2026-01-12 20:36:45 +0000
  • Jane Jephson
    signed 2026-01-12 20:36:19 +0000
    It’s barbaric that in this day and age we use outdated and shocking ways to do something that doesn’t even make sense!
  • Jane jenkins
    signed 2026-01-12 20:34:09 +0000
  • Rosie Mankiewicz
    signed 2026-01-12 20:34:03 +0000
    No animal should be tested on! Use non-animal methods!
  • Jasmin Kinghorn
    signed 2026-01-12 20:33:51 +0000
    What you all done was amazing, kind and so brave we all stand with you!
  • Penny Daniels
    signed 2026-01-12 20:33:17 +0000
    No emails or texts as a result of this. Happy to passionately support, but I don’t need any further correspondence as a result.
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  • Zoey Mitchell
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  • Kit Logan
    signed 2026-01-12 20:31:52 +0000
    These places need closing down immediately absolutely horrific cruelty to poor defenceless animals.
  • Tracy Ashcroft
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  • Nicola Coe
    signed 2026-01-12 20:25:44 +0000
    Please end animal suffering
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  • Sinead Hanley
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    This is inhuman! STOP animal testing.
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