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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Isla Thelwell
    signed 2025-12-22 18:25:45 +0000
    Choosing beagles as there the most ‘forgiving’ dog breed is possibly the worse thing I’ve ever heard
  • Luka Cankovic
    signed 2025-12-22 18:25:45 +0000
  • Kaylee Carper
    signed 2025-12-22 18:25:20 +0000
  • maddison thornton
    signed 2025-12-22 18:25:16 +0000
    save the beagles !!!
  • Chloe Adam
    signed 2025-12-22 18:25:11 +0000
  • Emily Grither
    signed 2025-12-22 18:25:08 +0000
  • Jolanta Gramauskaitė
    signed 2025-12-22 18:25:07 +0000
  • Lilly Holt
    signed 2025-12-22 18:24:55 +0000
  • Yailmi Mora Luciano
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  • Dimitri H
    signed 2025-12-22 18:24:38 +0000
  • seraph ha
    signed 2025-12-22 18:24:35 +0000
    hopefully this’ll help!!
  • Emily Shepprard
    signed 2025-12-22 18:24:34 +0000
    I just learned about this five minutes ago. How inhumane and cruel to treat those pups, or any animal, like this. Shut them down!!!!
  • Mona Tielemans
    signed 2025-12-22 18:24:31 +0000
  • Dahnara Dees
    signed 2025-12-22 18:23:55 +0000
    I hope those people get what they deserve. Dogs are one of the most precious things to ever exist.
  • sofija kundraite
    signed 2025-12-22 18:23:46 +0000
  • gabriela bonilla
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    signed 2025-12-22 18:23:33 +0000
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  • Lydia Badger
    signed 2025-12-22 18:22:48 +0000
    Save each and everyone of the puppy’s
  • Poppy Grieves
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  • aurora standley
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  • Douglas Galicia
    signed 2025-12-22 18:22:22 +0000
    I hate animal experiments
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