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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Jenni Lister
    signed 2026-01-04 01:54:44 +0000
  • Diane Santillo
    signed 2026-01-04 01:47:30 +0000
  • Oliwia Kłało
    signed 2026-01-04 01:39:34 +0000
  • Kim capocci
    signed 2026-01-04 01:33:09 +0000
    Change the laws

    Every person who works at these devil sites & thise above them treat them as you did these innocent babies or life for life
  • jess Pateman
    signed 2026-01-04 01:29:04 +0000
  • Pauline Hall
    signed 2026-01-04 01:21:24 +0000
  • Nada Lukic
    signed 2026-01-04 01:20:26 +0000
    Horrible humans
  • Jacqueline Letheby
    signed 2026-01-04 01:18:52 +0000
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  • Tobi Isenberg
    signed 2026-01-04 01:08:35 +0000
  • Robyn Ferguson
    signed 2026-01-04 01:00:29 +0000
    In this day in age, we do not need to test on any animals.
  • Varsha Shende
    signed 2026-01-04 00:59:51 +0000
    We are the most intelligent in all beings but still choose to show that we don’t own any of it. The testing unit please understand that every living being need compassion and love. Stop doing this cruelty to these babies. They feel pain and every emotion . They deserve love , care and security not your testing. So shut down your house of horrors and let them live. And if you can’t see pain in these dogs eyes I guess you showcase that you can’t see pain in human either. So this excuse that you are doing it for science is all bullshit to its core cause you only care what you can develop and how you can create fame out of it. I hope this message helps. Thank you
  • Ron Wallace
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  • Wendy Halls
    signed 2026-01-04 00:17:36 +0000
    Testing on animals is wrong . Please remember they are sentient beings. Learn to have compassion not £ signs in your eyes. Thank you
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    This abuse has to stop.
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