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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • James Williams
    signed 2026-01-12 18:38:24 +0000
  • Paul Murison
    signed 2026-01-12 18:38:19 +0000
  • Carrie Birkbeck
    signed 2026-01-12 18:37:59 +0000
  • Marjorie Van den Berg
    signed 2026-01-12 18:37:48 +0000
  • Rae Moynes
    signed 2026-01-12 18:37:43 +0000
  • Claire McClounnan
    signed 2026-01-12 18:37:19 +0000
    Please shut this place down and stop this torture
  • Louise Struthers
    signed 2026-01-12 18:36:56 +0000
    There is no place for lab experiments on animals and no excuse for abusing them
  • Gaynor Jones
    signed 2026-01-12 18:36:09 +0000
  • Katie Johnson
    signed 2026-01-12 18:35:55 +0000
  • Helena Eichler
    signed 2026-01-12 18:34:44 +0000
  • Lisa Boam
    signed 2026-01-12 18:34:33 +0000
  • Jackie Talbot
    signed 2026-01-12 18:34:08 +0000
  • Ishita Solanki
    signed 2026-01-12 18:33:03 +0000
  • Megan McKenna
    signed 2026-01-12 18:32:01 +0000
  • Julieann Peck
    signed 2026-01-12 18:31:54 +0000
  • Steve Hendy
    signed 2026-01-12 18:31:44 +0000
    Needs to be an international ban…my concern is we will stop the breeding in this country only to import animals from other, even less ethical breeding facilities….the world is an ever increasing cesspit of capitalist, selfish bores with only their self interest to concern them.
  • Dawn West
    signed 2026-01-12 18:31:38 +0000
  • Lynn Tracey
    signed 2026-01-12 18:30:11 +0000
  • Jacqueline Parris
    signed 2026-01-12 18:29:58 +0000
  • Susan Drew
    signed 2026-01-12 18:29:38 +0000
    Animal experiments are vile, antiquated and cruel no matter what animal!!!!! Stop this NOW
  • Alan Morrison
    signed 2026-01-12 18:29:24 +0000
  • Dayna Campbell
    signed 2026-01-12 18:29:15 +0000
  • Jola Spytkowska
    signed 2026-01-12 18:28:57 +0000
  • Sarah Ospina
    signed 2026-01-12 18:28:55 +0000
  • Nicola Bleasdale
    signed 2026-01-12 18:28:31 +0000
  • Anthonia Onyia
    signed 2026-01-12 18:27:54 +0000
    I hope for the best for those puppies xx
  • Abbie Boyd
    signed 2026-01-12 18:27:06 +0000
  • Sharon Lock
    signed 2026-01-12 18:26:54 +0000
  • Lesley Cleary
    signed 2026-01-12 18:26:34 +0000
    Get this madness stopped
  • Hayley Froud
    signed 2026-01-12 18:26:33 +0000