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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Catherine Myles
    signed 2025-12-28 17:20:33 +0000
  • Shelly Paredes
    signed 2025-12-28 17:18:44 +0000
    Shutcdown the brutal MBR Acres, where do ile beings are infected and tested upon, subjected to prolonged suffering. Stop testing on animals, especially since alternative tech testing options exist and are more specific for outcomes needed
  • Margaret Briggs
    signed 2025-12-28 17:12:29 +0000
  • Carol Kennerley
    signed 2025-12-28 17:11:04 +0000
  • Agata Rybicka
    signed 2025-12-28 17:10:20 +0000
  • Linda Dimery
    signed 2025-12-28 17:06:10 +0000
  • Sue Morgan
    signed 2025-12-28 17:04:38 +0000
  • Shehan Wanniarachchi
    signed 2025-12-28 16:56:10 +0000
  • Luci Latham
    signed 2025-12-28 16:54:55 +0000
  • Octavio Munguia
    signed 2025-12-28 16:49:12 +0000
  • Debra Kemp
    signed 2025-12-28 16:42:40 +0000
  • Emily Turner
    signed 2025-12-28 16:39:27 +0000
  • Valerua Val
    signed 2025-12-28 16:34:19 +0000
  • Sophia Dunne
    signed 2025-12-28 16:21:27 +0000
  • Viktoria Reichert
    signed 2025-12-28 16:15:41 +0000
  • Joanne Olivia Wellings
    signed 2025-12-28 16:15:23 +0000
    The UK is supposed to be a country of animal lovers and a country that innovates. Change the law and stop animal testing and the breeding of animals for these cruel tests. It is not necessary in this era to use animals for these purposes. I have heard researchers say this, that it isn’t useful but only law to test a product before giving it to humans. So innovate and change the oudated law! Stop the cruelty that no one wants.
  • Evelyn Yates
    signed 2025-12-28 16:15:14 +0000
  • Claire Harding
    signed 2025-12-28 16:14:03 +0000
  • Judy Phelps
    signed 2025-12-28 16:02:35 +0000
  • Colin Gatrell
    signed 2025-12-28 15:59:05 +0000
  • Tiffany Johnstone
    signed 2025-12-28 15:54:01 +0000
  • Stella Groves
    signed 2025-12-28 15:53:44 +0000
  • marisabelle Abela
    signed 2025-12-28 15:50:46 +0000
  • Julia Tondel
    signed 2025-12-28 15:48:57 +0000
  • Janice Wray
    signed 2025-12-28 15:48:31 +0000
    Please save the Beagles
  • Marilyn Otemro
    signed 2025-12-28 15:45:36 +0000
    So much for animal loving Britain

    CLOSE THIS DESPICABLE PLACE DOWN
  • Em Moenich
    signed 2025-12-28 15:45:27 +0000
  • Nadine Wilhelmi
    signed 2025-12-28 15:44:34 +0000
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