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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Kay Farley
    signed 2026-01-12 03:53:39 +0000
  • Ayesha Munir
    signed 2026-01-12 03:45:59 +0000
    How can you allow MBR to do this to small defenceless animals. Stop animal testing. Those poor animals they don’t even know what and why they are being hurt.

    Stop this inhumane practice please!
  • Briana Johnson
    signed 2026-01-12 03:45:59 +0000
  • Alison Morgan
    signed 2026-01-12 03:21:44 +0000
    Testing in animals is abhorrent and simply needs to stop. No exceptions. We are all sick of it.
  • sofiya yakovleva
    signed 2026-01-12 03:17:05 +0000
  • Amanda Houstoun
    signed 2026-01-12 03:11:10 +0000
  • Namit Sharma
    signed 2026-01-12 03:09:49 +0000
    Just for god’s sake help them out 🙏🏻🙏🏻
  • Mari Björklund
    signed 2026-01-12 03:01:33 +0000
  • Elzabeth varghese
    signed 2026-01-12 02:53:29 +0000
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    signed 2026-01-12 01:54:36 +0000
  • Bee Weaver
    signed 2026-01-12 01:48:38 +0000
  • Tim Guy
    signed 2026-01-12 01:08:55 +0000
    Thank you for what you are doing to save innocent souls
  • Jacqueline Gouch
    signed 2026-01-12 00:58:29 +0000
  • Holly Murray
    signed 2026-01-12 00:53:54 +0000
    STOP THIS PLEASE, i can’t sleep at night now thinking of these babies. Imagine if this was done to humans!! would be a different story!!
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