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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Joanne Tovey
    signed 2026-01-08 09:16:15 +0000
  • Aideen Fanning
    signed 2026-01-08 09:08:22 +0000
  • Emma Tanswell
    signed 2026-01-08 09:08:19 +0000
  • Paula Sims
    signed 2026-01-08 08:54:48 +0000
  • Himani Banga
    signed 2026-01-08 08:45:51 +0000
  • smitha shivani
    signed 2026-01-08 08:43:56 +0000
  • Yvonne Nellies
    signed 2026-01-08 08:41:36 +0000
  • menna roach
    signed 2026-01-08 08:24:15 +0000
  • Susan Parker
    signed 2026-01-08 08:24:14 +0000
    If this goes through it is completely against the Animal Welfare Act that this government is proposing to bring in
  • Magdalena Tsvetanova
    signed 2026-01-08 08:17:56 +0000
  • Catherine Smith
    signed 2026-01-08 08:17:06 +0000
    MBR acres should have been shut down years ago. Get this hell hole permanently shut down forever
  • Nicola Birch
    signed 2026-01-08 08:01:18 +0000
    This is outdated and dogs have a different Ph level to humans, so why would they test on species other than human. Ridiculous
  • Nomonde Mxhalisa
    signed 2026-01-08 07:46:40 +0000
  • Sonny Lam
    signed 2026-01-08 07:41:43 +0000
  • Anouschka Schutte
    signed 2026-01-08 07:30:31 +0000
  • Tracy Storrier
    signed 2026-01-08 07:29:35 +0000
  • Emma Kirsop
    signed 2026-01-08 06:54:43 +0000
  • Amanda Graham
    signed 2026-01-08 06:54:31 +0000
  • Tashina Shackelly
    signed 2026-01-08 06:47:30 +0000
  • Sierra Curtis
    signed 2026-01-08 06:44:12 +0000
    STOP this insane cruelty
  • Jane Ford
    signed 2026-01-08 06:43:10 +0000
  • Rao Rajesh
    signed 2026-01-08 06:38:28 +0000
  • Aarushi Chugh
    signed 2026-01-08 06:04:26 +0000
  • Claire Principe
    signed 2026-01-08 05:51:26 +0000
  • Nicte Montiel Roman
    signed 2026-01-08 05:50:45 +0000
    End this cruelty
  • Edyta Scott-James
    signed 2026-01-08 05:08:57 +0000
  • Katelyn Thompson
    signed 2026-01-08 04:44:19 +0000
    Save innocent lives, they don’t deserve to be tortured
  • Amanda Dodds
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  • Lukas Kula
    signed 2026-01-08 03:38:28 +0000
  • Marie Engeman
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