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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Nathalie Robles
    signed 2025-12-22 23:02:48 +0000
  • calista harrison
    signed 2025-12-22 23:02:19 +0000
    Thank you for saving these beautiful, innocent lives. you saved them from pure evil, your doing gods work!
  • Anna Roman
    signed 2025-12-22 23:02:14 +0000
  • Marley Tyler
    signed 2025-12-22 23:02:12 +0000
  • Emanuil Raynov
    signed 2025-12-22 23:01:35 +0000
  • ivona zaharia
    signed 2025-12-22 23:01:20 +0000
  • Alexandra Torres-Malave
    signed 2025-12-22 23:01:03 +0000
    I pray that God blesses you all
  • Suzanna Wheeler
    signed 2025-12-22 23:00:59 +0000
  • Dorothy Sulusulumaivasa
    signed 2025-12-22 23:00:57 +0000
    Save these poor babies :((
  • Taisja Nahanee
    signed 2025-12-22 23:00:42 +0000
  • Hanna Cisney
    signed 2025-12-22 23:00:41 +0000
  • Janessa Chartier
    signed 2025-12-22 23:00:38 +0000
  • Johany Zuniga
    signed 2025-12-22 22:59:45 +0000
    This is so sad :( hopefully the beagles don’t go another day being abused
  • Lily Kudowitz
    signed 2025-12-22 22:59:43 +0000
  • Logan Neilson-Corbin
    signed 2025-12-22 22:59:21 +0000
  • Sasha Fuentes
    signed 2025-12-22 22:58:48 +0000
    SAVE THE BABYS
  • Clair Hutcheson
    signed 2025-12-22 22:58:31 +0000
  • Layla Rowe
    signed 2025-12-22 22:58:12 +0000
    Save the babies❤️
  • Livia St-Amour
    signed 2025-12-22 22:57:48 +0000
  • Misty Mendez
    signed 2025-12-22 22:57:45 +0000
  • Gracie Rose
    signed 2025-12-22 22:57:44 +0000
    Tysm for this service. Those poor babies don’t deserve that at all
  • Selina Nakmai
    signed 2025-12-22 22:57:40 +0000
  • Daniela Oliveira
    signed 2025-12-22 22:57:35 +0000
  • Chad Fisk
    signed 2025-12-22 22:57:20 +0000
    This is not right no dogs should be kept in conditions like that. I hope by adding my signature that we are one step closer to closing them for good. No place that treats dogs that way should be able to stay open and operate.
  • Doris Chu
    signed 2025-12-22 22:57:04 +0000
  • Hannah Philchuk
    signed 2025-12-22 22:56:42 +0000
  • Madelyn Alvarado
    signed 2025-12-22 22:56:36 +0000
    stop animal cruelty
  • Jeniffer Anchundia
    signed 2025-12-22 22:56:32 +0000
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    signed 2025-12-22 22:56:19 +0000
  • Yohann Duchemann
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