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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Lucy Rennie
    signed 2026-07-07 22:11:58 +0100
  • Ksren Hewlett
    signed 2026-07-07 19:52:04 +0100
  • Isobel Grogan
    signed 2026-07-07 19:45:59 +0100
  • Jodean Elliott
    signed 2026-07-07 19:34:43 +0100
  • Robert Donnelly
    signed 2026-07-07 19:29:31 +0100
  • Samantha Robinson
    signed 2026-07-07 18:25:27 +0100
  • Naomi Gibbon
    signed 2026-07-07 17:57:37 +0100
  • Lyn HardingMMNAF
    signed 2026-07-07 17:35:38 +0100
    I’m a person who won’t let it rest.do you know there’s an evil vet that works there??and her name is Helen Teresa Dennis I really think she’s commuting a crime she’s swore a veterinary oath when she qualified but she’s overstepping the mark now.I’ve written a letter to RCVS.she also breeds beagles for show work.her dogs are scared of her.I just hope the veterinary college will take heed
  • Estefany García
    signed 2026-07-07 17:24:51 +0100
  • Felipe Costas
    signed 2026-07-07 17:04:29 +0100
  • Denise Donnelly
    signed 2026-07-07 16:56:50 +0100
  • Angela Cabrera
    signed 2026-07-07 16:06:46 +0100
    Shit this hell hole down‼️
  • Nick Kelly
    signed 2026-07-07 16:04:13 +0100
  • Louise Oatham
    signed 2026-07-07 15:43:46 +0100
    How can this be allowed, in the UK, in this day and age!!! Disgusting and extremely disturbing. Stop all animal cruelty now!
  • Gary Worley
    signed 2026-07-07 15:09:25 +0100
    No animal should be made to suffer like this, it is not acceptable and cannot be justified by the fact that it will be horrifically killed anyway so can be made to suffer first
  • Amanda Ricketts
    signed 2026-07-07 14:22:44 +0100
  • Ian James
    signed 2026-07-07 13:28:05 +0100
    We all need to be absolutely horrified that such a wicked industry is allowed to exist. Heart breaking.
  • Tabitha M
    signed 2026-07-07 13:20:00 +0100
  • Madison Morrow
    signed 2026-07-07 12:25:31 +0100
    Hope you save so many of these precious pups
  • Ruth Hosie
    signed 2026-07-07 11:41:49 +0100
  • Jon Nesbitt
    signed 2026-07-07 11:37:53 +0100
    How is this still happening in 2026
  • Sean Berry
    signed 2026-07-07 10:31:04 +0100
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  • Lydia Cyprus
    signed 2026-07-07 07:51:53 +0100
  • Jane Izard
    signed 2026-07-07 07:39:30 +0100
  • Alex Rignall
    signed 2026-07-07 07:37:40 +0100
  • Sonya Punter
    signed 2026-07-07 07:12:46 +0100
  • Barbara Spano
    signed 2026-07-07 06:43:39 +0100
  • paislee auteri
    signed 2026-07-06 22:44:41 +0100
    i just wish for this to end.
  • Aoife Dalton
    signed 2026-07-06 22:35:09 +0100
  • Anne Fern Anne Fern
    signed 2026-07-06 22:28:07 +0100
    MBR Acres needs to be shut down and the Beagles have to be realised. No more testing on animals, it’s beyond crue, And not needed.