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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Hannah Bird
    signed 2025-12-28 14:50:16 +0000
  • Karen Bartlett
    signed 2025-12-28 14:47:05 +0000
    Why do we need this barbaric treatment of trusting animals who just want love

    Ask for volunteers from the human populace. If I knew it would save an innocent animal I would do it
  • Amber Davies
    signed 2025-12-28 14:40:14 +0000
  • Margaret Askham
    signed 2025-12-28 14:39:09 +0000
    Good luck. Our government and Home Office could not care less about the suffering of citizens or animals. You did not steal them, you rescued them from a vile future.
  • Sian Bennett
    signed 2025-12-28 14:37:21 +0000
  • Zhea Mandario
    signed 2025-12-28 14:32:32 +0000
  • Sindy Bray
    signed 2025-12-28 14:24:51 +0000
    Outdated disghsting
  • Lisa Raeder
    signed 2025-12-28 14:22:37 +0000
  • caroline gilbert
    signed 2025-12-28 14:21:32 +0000
  • Susan Flanagan
    signed 2025-12-28 14:14:01 +0000
  • Robert sandford
    signed 2025-12-28 14:10:32 +0000
  • Paige Towers
    signed 2025-12-28 14:10:25 +0000
  • Manuela Rohm
    signed 2025-12-28 14:05:22 +0000
  • Joshua Hopkins
    signed 2025-12-28 14:00:04 +0000
  • Hayley Webster
    signed 2025-12-28 13:52:37 +0000
  • Iman Akram
    signed 2025-12-28 13:49:42 +0000
  • Charline Bertrand
    signed 2025-12-28 13:44:24 +0000
  • Janet Kiernan
    signed 2025-12-28 13:39:41 +0000
    Cruel and disgraceful
  • Sheila Bell
    signed 2025-12-28 13:38:12 +0000
    No animals should be going through this cruelty these days when there are alternatives available
  • Priyanka Dasgupta
    signed 2025-12-28 13:30:58 +0000
  • Carol Morris Jones
    signed 2025-12-28 13:28:29 +0000
  • Sladjana Vuckovic
    signed 2025-12-28 13:23:13 +0000
  • Caroline Van Dalen
    signed 2025-12-28 13:14:18 +0000
  • Michelle Lazenby
    signed 2025-12-28 13:10:36 +0000
  • Clare Angela Jones
    signed 2025-12-28 13:04:31 +0000
  • Holly Partridge
    signed 2025-12-28 13:02:21 +0000
  • Lorraine Perro
    signed 2025-12-28 12:59:48 +0000
  • Markus Geiger
    signed 2025-12-28 12:59:35 +0000
  • Mary Wlindebank
    signed 2025-12-28 12:56:23 +0000
    Vile place
  • Hildred House
    signed 2025-12-28 12:51:51 +0000