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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Mark Brown
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    FREE THE BEAGLES
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  • Megumi Matsuda
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    Shut down MBR Acres immediately!
  • Matangi Rajamani
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  • Lisa Lovell
    signed 2026-03-30 23:07:46 +0100
    Shut this HELL HOLE DOWN NOW!!! THE SADISTS WHO TORTURE THESE DOGS ARE JUST THAT!! THERE IS ZERO BENEFIT TO HUMAN & ANIMAL HEALTH BECAUSE OF THIS MBR ‼️‼️‼️‼️ STOP FUNDING THIS NIGHTMARE NOW ‼️ SHAME ON ALL WHO ARE COMPLICIT IN THE ONGOING SUFFERNG PERPETRATED AGAINST THESE HELPLESS & TERRIFED DOGS ‼️🤬 DO THE ETHICAL & HUMANE THING AND RESCUE THESE DOGS AND CLOSE THE DOORS OF THIS TORTURE FACILITY FOREVER NOW ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ PLEASE ‼️🙏🙏
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  • rihanna schoenenkorb
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    i pray that all these beautiful animals come to freedom due to your inspiring actions. thank you.
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  • Donna Davila
    signed 2026-03-30 20:06:13 +0100
    There is only one ethically & morally decent thing to do here and that is to release the beagles to loving homes while ending the cruel and immoral practice of animal testing.
  • Diane Kastel
    signed 2026-03-30 20:04:01 +0100
    Save the Beagles: Shut Down “MBR Acres”!


    Our family is calling for the “Home Office” to safely, rehome the beagles, and, shut down “MBR Acres”, once, and, for all!


    “MBR Acres” breeds thousands of, beagle, puppies, each, year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated, costly, 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 is past the 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”!


    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 does NOT 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 do NOT 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 is past the 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!
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