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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Noleen McAllister
    signed 2026-07-06 07:51:29 +0100
    Please help to put a stop to this barbaric treatment. We’re supposed to be a nation of animal lovers. How can this be allowed to happen in 2026?
  • Sophie Jackson-Hale
    signed 2026-07-06 07:50:51 +0100
  • Jill Cox
    signed 2026-07-06 06:25:08 +0100
  • Victoria Fletcher
    signed 2026-07-06 03:13:39 +0100
    Wicked, evil people. These dogs deserve better. Where is the outrage at government level?
  • Jill Ryan
    signed 2026-07-06 02:56:35 +0100
  • Arielle Brown
    signed 2026-07-06 02:34:43 +0100
  • Ashleigh McIntyre
    signed 2026-07-06 02:16:39 +0100
  • Susan Thompson
    signed 2026-07-05 23:54:06 +0100
  • Helga Sequeira
    signed 2026-07-05 22:57:55 +0100
  • Hev Foster
    signed 2026-07-05 22:35:15 +0100
    Barbaric & sick end this now
  • Denise Alvarez
    signed 2026-07-05 21:43:29 +0100
  • R. Scheidel
    signed 2026-07-05 21:38:36 +0100
    Only evil people would work at MBR acres and perform demonic experiments on these innocent dogs!
  • Nicole West
    signed 2026-07-05 21:20:33 +0100
  • Tracey Davidson
    signed 2026-07-05 21:13:51 +0100
  • Fernada Hernandez
    signed 2026-07-05 21:11:38 +0100
  • Caroline Painter
    signed 2026-07-05 21:08:23 +0100
  • Lewis Goodchild
    signed 2026-07-05 21:06:55 +0100
  • Sammy Taylor
    signed 2026-07-05 21:00:55 +0100
  • penelope coulson
    signed 2026-07-05 20:19:12 +0100
  • Bev Heath
    signed 2026-07-05 20:06:24 +0100
  • Kate Raven
    signed 2026-07-05 19:58:49 +0100
  • Elin Davidsson
    signed 2026-07-05 19:44:23 +0100
    Stop this insane cruelty immediately!!!
  • Nadine Widdows
    signed 2026-07-05 19:43:18 +0100
  • Maddy Crane
    signed 2026-07-05 18:57:26 +0100
    Grotesque and evil, end the madness
  • Janet Berry
    signed 2026-07-05 18:49:41 +0100
    I urge you to take action to end the use of beagles in laboratory testing and to close facilities where these animals are subjected to unnecessary suffering. We are not living in the Dark Ages. Science has advanced, and there are now alternative research methods that can reduce or replace the use of animals in many types of testing.


    If you take the time to watch footage from these sites, you will understand why so many people are calling for change. Beagles are gentle, trusting animals that deserve compassion, not a life of confinement and experimentation.


    The UK has the opportunity to lead the way by investing in modern, humane scientific methods that protect both human health and animal welfare. I ask you to listen to the public, support alternatives to animal testing wherever possible, and work towards ending the use of beagles in experiments.


    Please act now to ensure that progress in science goes hand in hand with compassion.
  • Sophie Parrott
    signed 2026-07-05 18:02:05 +0100
    We don’t deserve dogs yet they still love us unconditionally
  • Scout Botha
    signed 2026-07-05 17:50:59 +0100
  • Ellie Bryson-Welsh
    signed 2026-07-05 17:46:42 +0100
  • Amy Licari
    signed 2026-07-05 17:29:13 +0100
  • Klarissa Jaimes
    signed 2026-07-05 17:21:39 +0100
    keep being their voice! don’t give up <3