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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Andrea Reyes
    signed 2025-12-23 01:54:18 +0000
    I cannot believe in 2025 we are still allowing animal cruelty we have evolved from this. Please sign!
  • Trudie Horne
    signed 2025-12-23 01:54:04 +0000
    This is wrong in immoral. No animal should be exploited and have to endure suffering and torture for testing or FOR ANYTHING. You have plenty of murderers and rapists that could serve to your testing requirements why are they not put here, and why do THEY GET more rights than animals do. These animals are innocent and you’re wrong in doing this. SO WRONG. STOP THIS IMMEDIATELY.
  • Dionne Libarios
    signed 2025-12-23 01:54:03 +0000
  • Raissa Putri Anindya
    signed 2025-12-23 01:54:00 +0000
  • Maria Eduarda Gonçalves
    signed 2025-12-23 01:53:46 +0000
  • Nathan Delgado
    signed 2025-12-23 01:53:25 +0000
    please.
  • Gracie Matuszewski
    signed 2025-12-23 01:53:23 +0000
  • Alice Tignor
    signed 2025-12-23 01:53:21 +0000
    End this cruelty for these babies!
  • Stella Tran
    signed 2025-12-23 01:53:09 +0000
  • Evie Rockey
    signed 2025-12-23 01:52:55 +0000
  • Lauren Ashley
    signed 2025-12-23 01:52:50 +0000
  • Orlaith O’Higgins
    signed 2025-12-23 01:52:47 +0000
  • Leroy Salazar
    signed 2025-12-23 01:52:45 +0000
  • Ximena Mendoza
    signed 2025-12-23 01:52:04 +0000
  • Andrew Gays
    signed 2025-12-23 01:52:00 +0000
    Stop this soulless cruelty and end the testing on all animals. Pardon those that bravely rescued the Beagles, it not in the public interest to punish them at all.
  • Matt Obrien
    signed 2025-12-23 01:51:56 +0000
  • Cameryn Arabit
    signed 2025-12-23 01:51:51 +0000
  • Tea Stuart
    signed 2025-12-23 01:51:27 +0000
    Please stop this torture now.

    No animals for experiments
  • Lucy Walton
    signed 2025-12-23 01:51:17 +0000
  • Layla Panzram
    signed 2025-12-23 01:51:16 +0000
  • Réiltín O’Loughlin
    signed 2025-12-23 01:51:11 +0000
  • Nicolas Beckstrand
    signed 2025-12-23 01:51:11 +0000
    The things they are doing to these dogs are disturbing and disgusting, please sign this petition to stop it.
  • Olivia Farina
    signed 2025-12-23 01:51:10 +0000
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    signed 2025-12-23 01:50:59 +0000
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