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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Esther Evans
    signed 2026-01-03 10:09:12 +0000
  • Theresa Staples
    signed 2026-01-03 10:03:23 +0000
  • Lydia Pierce
    signed 2026-01-03 10:02:29 +0000
  • Jane bushnell
    signed 2026-01-03 09:48:43 +0000
  • Kusum Roy
    signed 2026-01-03 09:45:14 +0000
    Please help them… Please stop all this torture they are just small babies.. they need love and care
  • Tracy Owen
    signed 2026-01-03 09:44:33 +0000
  • Frank Graham
    signed 2026-01-03 09:40:38 +0000
  • Liliana Ion
    signed 2026-01-03 09:30:14 +0000
  • T MacDonald
    signed 2026-01-03 09:24:51 +0000
  • Maylinn Hågensen
    signed 2026-01-03 09:20:47 +0000
  • Keith Monroe
    signed 2026-01-03 09:10:41 +0000
  • Jean Piper
    signed 2026-01-03 09:10:20 +0000
  • Norma Rogan
    signed 2026-01-03 09:09:22 +0000
  • Laureen Connor
    signed 2026-01-03 09:07:05 +0000
  • Linton smith
    signed 2026-01-03 08:53:02 +0000
    Save them beagles
  • Felicia Keuneckd
    signed 2026-01-03 08:50:38 +0000
  • Dorota Suska
    signed 2026-01-03 08:49:15 +0000
    Shut it down
  • Laura Cala Maria
    signed 2026-01-03 08:48:52 +0000
    STOP THIS ! STOP THIS CRUELTY NOW!
  • Karen Knapman
    signed 2026-01-03 08:37:46 +0000
  • Steve dryden
    signed 2026-01-03 08:37:39 +0000
    No commdet necessary.
  • Michael Maynard
    signed 2026-01-03 08:16:22 +0000
    This is only contentious because of money ! Someone somewhere is making LOADS of dirty blood money off the back of pointless, painful, torturous, barbaric behaviour! Theses animals have souls and karma’s REAL !! I pity the fool that thinks different! This WILL BE stopped VERY SOON ! Mark my words 😉
  • Gina Garscaden
    signed 2026-01-03 08:10:09 +0000
  • Lynn Braswell
    signed 2026-01-03 08:04:30 +0000
  • Rachel Jackson
    signed 2026-01-03 08:03:36 +0000
  • Aishwarya Ramesh
    signed 2026-01-03 07:54:14 +0000
    Please they’re also living beings . Their only fault was they’re friendly,yhis is cruel
  • Julia Day
    signed 2026-01-03 07:50:50 +0000
  • Samantha Evans
    signed 2026-01-03 07:46:18 +0000
    Stop this barbarism right now! It’s sick!
  • Elizabeth Rodriguez
    signed 2026-01-03 07:42:11 +0000
  • Janet Savage
    signed 2026-01-03 07:33:37 +0000
  • Victoria Mohammed
    signed 2026-01-03 07:31:41 +0000