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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Celine Huggins
    signed 2026-01-12 16:28:52 +0000
    Enough of animal torture

    It Must stop
  • Francesca Barson
    signed 2026-01-12 16:24:19 +0000
  • Jade Sullivan
    signed 2026-01-12 16:24:15 +0000
  • Charlotte Thomas
    signed 2026-01-12 16:22:26 +0000
  • Marie Grevenbroich
    signed 2026-01-12 16:22:06 +0000
  • Leanna Hazelton
    signed 2026-01-12 16:22:04 +0000
  • Veronika Oulíková
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  • Ella Cubberly
    signed 2026-01-12 16:22:01 +0000
  • Sarah Travis
    signed 2026-01-12 16:21:55 +0000
  • Claire Cooper
    signed 2026-01-12 16:18:11 +0000
  • Amanda Gibbons
    signed 2026-01-12 16:10:31 +0000
    I truly hope this place and all animal testing facilities are banned forever, thank you for saving the puppies that were saved and I hope the rest of these beautiful animals are saved too
  • Alison Killick
    signed 2026-01-12 16:09:17 +0000
  • Urjaswi Saha
    signed 2026-01-12 16:08:48 +0000
  • Aide Morales
    signed 2026-01-12 16:06:27 +0000
  • Imogen Illston
    signed 2026-01-12 16:05:38 +0000
  • Matt Pearce-Jones
    signed 2026-01-12 16:05:21 +0000
  • Keziah Wicker
    signed 2026-01-12 16:05:13 +0000
  • Dolores Heyhoe
    signed 2026-01-12 16:04:44 +0000
  • Nicola Campana-Etheridge
    signed 2026-01-12 16:00:24 +0000
  • Mpho Chomontowski
    signed 2026-01-12 15:59:46 +0000
    stop it. free my dawgs
  • Sandra Babij
    signed 2026-01-12 15:57:57 +0000
    That’s a disgrace in this day and age
  • Lydia Fryer
    signed 2026-01-12 15:57:36 +0000
  • Genesis Galvez
    signed 2026-01-12 15:56:37 +0000
  • Nicola Johnson
    signed 2026-01-12 15:55:40 +0000
  • Johanna Morton
    signed 2026-01-12 15:53:56 +0000
    Stop animal testing and stop breeding animals to do experiments. In this day and age there is no reason to continue this practice.
  • Ana Parada
    signed 2026-01-12 15:50:54 +0000
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