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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Martin Greig
    signed 2026-01-01 11:54:19 +0000
  • Claire Gaskell
    signed 2026-01-01 11:50:20 +0000
  • Mark Lewin
    signed 2026-01-01 11:41:53 +0000
  • Carol Gascoyne
    signed 2026-01-01 11:40:13 +0000
  • Jean Taylor
    signed 2026-01-01 11:39:27 +0000
  • Parisha Vaja
    signed 2026-01-01 11:36:47 +0000
  • Anna Burns
    signed 2026-01-01 11:26:42 +0000
  • Julia Mironova
    signed 2026-01-01 11:15:58 +0000
  • John McKenzie
    signed 2026-01-01 11:12:00 +0000
  • ashley botten
    signed 2026-01-01 11:07:45 +0000
  • Phillip Jupp
    signed 2026-01-01 11:06:42 +0000
  • Bonnie Christensen
    signed 2026-01-01 10:59:56 +0000
    NO MORE TORTURE !
  • Niki Brown
    signed 2026-01-01 10:58:25 +0000
  • Angela Crossland
    signed 2026-01-01 10:57:05 +0000
  • Jane Brown
    signed 2026-01-01 10:55:59 +0000
    All puppy farms/factory’s should be shut down stronger laws and rules need to be put in place to help all animals that may be subjected to this
  • Samantha Gutierrez
    signed 2026-01-01 10:53:48 +0000
  • Janice Mcgarrell
    signed 2026-01-01 10:45:16 +0000
  • Gillian Segger
    signed 2026-01-01 10:37:19 +0000
  • Jane Rees
    signed 2026-01-01 10:31:52 +0000
  • Sydney Caraher
    signed 2026-01-01 10:24:56 +0000
  • Susan Cooke
    signed 2026-01-01 10:19:08 +0000
  • Emmi Gibson
    signed 2026-01-01 10:15:12 +0000
  • Antony Starns
    signed 2026-01-01 10:04:12 +0000
  • Amy Hulme
    signed 2026-01-01 09:27:19 +0000
    Absolutely vile and inhumane.with alternatives available there is no reason other than pure cruelty and are choices.
  • Doreen Walton
    signed 2026-01-01 09:25:03 +0000
    Barbaric . Stop tortui innocent souls.
  • david johnson
    signed 2026-01-01 09:20:22 +0000
  • Lucia McCluskey
    signed 2026-01-01 08:44:07 +0000
    There are alternatives to the tests these animals are used for. These companies just want to keep making profits out of these poor dogs misery
  • Gabija Gorobecaitė-Jocienė
    signed 2026-01-01 08:21:58 +0000
  • Deborah Hart
    signed 2026-01-01 08:15:32 +0000
  • Tracy Bedford
    signed 2026-01-01 07:48:27 +0000
    Please close this terrible place down, there is no need in this day and age to be testing on animals. Please help to stop the facilities that breed these poor, soon to be tortured beings, into existence. Stop the suffering.