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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Stuti Tandon
    signed 2026-01-10 04:18:10 +0000
    Tell me what i do further
  • Nikita Ngangbam
    signed 2026-01-10 03:43:42 +0000
  • Deborah Doherty
    signed 2026-01-10 03:10:01 +0000
  • Picolino Samazachi
    signed 2026-01-10 02:46:19 +0000
    Freedom!!!
  • Ares Zarate
    signed 2026-01-10 02:37:48 +0000
  • Saniya Teresa Jills
    signed 2026-01-10 02:02:02 +0000
  • Bianca L. Tunguia
    signed 2026-01-10 01:43:52 +0000
    Please save all the dogs from human cruelty
  • Will Lowndes
    signed 2026-01-10 01:41:40 +0000
    Vile behaviour in those buildings… VILE.
  • Kathleen lopez
    signed 2026-01-10 00:49:55 +0000
  • Mary Hicks
    signed 2026-01-10 00:32:21 +0000
  • Cherle chaplin
    signed 2026-01-10 00:02:13 +0000
  • Darren Crew
    signed 2026-01-10 00:00:29 +0000
  • Sophie Christopher
    signed 2026-01-09 23:44:26 +0000
  • Roisin Walsh
    signed 2026-01-09 23:17:28 +0000
    These guys are hero’s!!
  • Samantha Scott
    signed 2026-01-09 22:49:37 +0000
    What happens to these poor animals is nothing less than torture. It’s cruel and disgusting.
  • Ralph Caputo
    signed 2026-01-09 22:46:31 +0000
  • Elysia Crandall
    signed 2026-01-09 22:35:49 +0000
  • Theresa R
    signed 2026-01-09 22:34:44 +0000
    The world is watching and waiting for the UK to do the right thing. Free the innocent (beagles and humans) and shut-down MBR Acres. Be the example of human decency and lead the world. Be kind, be brave, be on the right side of history.
  • Jolene Milner
    signed 2026-01-09 22:13:48 +0000
    Help save these dogs. Animal testing and abuse should be banned and illegal. Also them brave men should have a jail sentence for saving them beagles. Them beagles were being abused and would of died.
  • Sarah Curtin
    signed 2026-01-09 22:11:20 +0000
  • Elizabeth Washington
    signed 2026-01-09 22:04:45 +0000
    ANIMALS SHOULD BE FREE
  • Pollyanna gridley
    signed 2026-01-09 21:59:39 +0000
  • Marcella Crampsie
    signed 2026-01-09 21:46:22 +0000
  • Leslie Valencia
    signed 2026-01-09 21:42:55 +0000
  • Mia Everitt
    signed 2026-01-09 21:42:04 +0000
    Can’t believe this still happens.
  • M A
    signed 2026-01-09 21:39:54 +0000
    Stop this unnecessary cruelty. If it needs to be tested on animals then it is not safe for anyone. There are alternatives. This is so archaic please stop testing, beagles are so beautiful 🙏
  • Jenny O
    signed 2026-01-09 21:39:04 +0000
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    signed 2026-01-09 21:27:13 +0000
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