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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Payen Canady
    signed 2025-12-22 20:38:07 +0000
  • Adalyn Hulme
    signed 2025-12-22 20:37:58 +0000
  • Brooke Williams
    signed 2025-12-22 20:37:53 +0000
  • Harley Nicholson
    signed 2025-12-22 20:37:50 +0000
    HOPE THIS HELPS !!!!! Please don’t give up even if the goal isn’t reached
  • Linda Humphrey
    signed 2025-12-22 20:37:46 +0000
  • Athena Olson
    signed 2025-12-22 20:37:31 +0000
  • Nicole Marrero
    signed 2025-12-22 20:36:45 +0000
  • Aliyah Curry
    signed 2025-12-22 20:36:39 +0000
  • Jennifer Havern
    signed 2025-12-22 20:36:33 +0000
  • Brianna Polowczuk
    signed 2025-12-22 20:36:32 +0000
    please SIGN and save those puppies in need! this shouldn’t be happening! we must put an end to this right now! people have the power to make changes
  • Audrey Oh
    signed 2025-12-22 20:36:16 +0000
  • Autumn Kirchdorfer
    signed 2025-12-22 20:36:04 +0000
    We need to put a stop to this.
  • Summer Grant
    signed 2025-12-22 20:36:00 +0000
  • brooke rogers
    signed 2025-12-22 20:35:43 +0000
  • Charlotte Papadimitriou
    signed 2025-12-22 20:35:24 +0000
  • Stephen Mcdonald
    signed 2025-12-22 20:35:23 +0000
  • Marley Helena
    signed 2025-12-22 20:35:21 +0000
    Animals should not have to go through torture for testing find other ways to test instead of using poor innocent animals
  • Melina Weissmann
    signed 2025-12-22 20:34:54 +0000
  • Faith Phillips
    signed 2025-12-22 20:34:54 +0000
  • Amber Wetherup
    signed 2025-12-22 20:34:53 +0000
  • Fiona Summerland
    signed 2025-12-22 20:34:38 +0000
  • Lynnette Speller
    signed 2025-12-22 20:34:31 +0000
    I have beagles so I know the breed very well, they are so loving and trusting and that’s why they tested on and it’s so wrong! A person keeping dogs in this condition as MBR would have them taken away but here it’s fine! Just shows how wrong our society is.
  • viviana padilla
    signed 2025-12-22 20:34:13 +0000
  • Hannah Razo
    signed 2025-12-22 20:33:37 +0000
    Even though I’m a minor, I’m willing to help. I rescued my two cats from the street, and I’m willing to help street animals. I also feed animals, even if it’s just a little. I want to continue helping, and it makes me so sad to see dogs in bad condition on the street and not be able to do anything but look at them; it hurts me so much not being able to help them.
  • Joselyn Villa
    signed 2025-12-22 20:33:24 +0000
  • Sophia Martinez
    signed 2025-12-22 20:33:23 +0000
  • Jaxx Agora
    signed 2025-12-22 20:33:08 +0000
    I hope dogs get saved 😼🥹
  • juan pablo betancur
    signed 2025-12-22 20:33:06 +0000
  • Aurora Braun
    signed 2025-12-22 20:32:24 +0000
  • Veronika Rubin
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