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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Lynn Fomison
    signed 2025-12-26 10:02:21 +0000
  • Lisa Deakin
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  • Suzanne Rouart
    signed 2025-12-26 09:49:38 +0000
  • Tanya Sawyer
    signed 2025-12-26 09:42:24 +0000
    It’s time to ban this cruelty what these poor animals endure, they deserve a happy life like every other dog, it’s barbaric to watch the footage what happens behind these doors, just heartbreaking, all these animals deserve loving homes
  • Yerin Arreza
    signed 2025-12-26 09:39:28 +0000
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  • Donna Williams
    signed 2025-12-26 08:58:21 +0000
  • Marelize Fourie
    signed 2025-12-26 08:58:18 +0000
    We are living in a time when cruelty has been so thoroughly normalized that it barely registers anymore. A time when greed is valued over empathy. When profit overrides conscience. And that same mindset is showing up everywhere.
  • Rod Izatt
    signed 2025-12-26 08:53:41 +0000
    Stop this company from any further practices involving innocent animals being used for experiments. Close them down now!
  • Amy Smith
    signed 2025-12-26 08:52:48 +0000
  • Laura Hargreaves
    signed 2025-12-26 08:49:18 +0000
  • Brenda B
    signed 2025-12-26 08:48:42 +0000
    You don’t need my address or phone number
  • Madison Curtis
    signed 2025-12-26 08:45:58 +0000
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  • Brenda Baker
    signed 2025-12-26 08:33:30 +0000
    Please close this hellhole and rehome all the Beagles
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