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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Rebecca Cilento
    signed 2026-03-25 09:32:31 +0000
  • Gabrielė Stanelytė
    signed 2026-03-25 09:28:28 +0000
  • Andreea Acatinca
    signed 2026-03-25 09:26:31 +0000
  • Riley Colton
    signed 2026-03-25 09:10:20 +0000
  • Phyllis Caddick
    signed 2026-03-25 09:04:05 +0000
    Please stop this out dated form of testing. We are better than this.
  • Leah Goad
    signed 2026-03-25 09:02:04 +0000
  • Sandie Choi
    signed 2026-03-25 08:58:28 +0000
    Barbaric!!! In a nation of dog lovers???? These dogs are deliberately bred for their docile nature. You so called scientists are torturing them. That makes you no better than a psychopath who burns a kitten to death. Shame on you all!!!
  • Caroline Malo
    signed 2026-03-25 08:51:32 +0000
    SAVE THE BEAGLES !!! Please
  • Ben Joyce
    signed 2026-03-25 08:38:19 +0000
  • Grace Smith
    signed 2026-03-25 08:17:00 +0000
    Wish I could sign 100,000 times
  • Elaine Hobbs
    signed 2026-03-25 08:03:16 +0000
    Please shut down MBR Acres, so unnecessary and so cruel.
  • Aine Butler
    signed 2026-03-25 07:41:20 +0000
  • Vikki McNairney
    signed 2026-03-25 07:38:42 +0000
  • Yvonne Grindle
    signed 2026-03-25 07:30:01 +0000
    Stop testing on Beadles
  • Latara Philpott
    signed 2026-03-25 07:26:50 +0000
  • Medha Yaduvanshi
    signed 2026-03-25 07:04:31 +0000
    With you in this fight.
  • John Clayton
    signed 2026-03-25 06:34:43 +0000
    We’ve got to stop this now.
  • Angel gamarro
    signed 2026-03-25 05:47:17 +0000
  • Divine Porte
    signed 2026-03-25 05:26:05 +0000
  • Emmanuella Badjoko
    signed 2026-03-25 04:34:31 +0000
    Freeee the dogsss
  • Karen Egnaty
    signed 2026-03-25 04:19:28 +0000
  • Mary-Ellen Hunnewell
    signed 2026-03-25 03:50:05 +0000
  • Sophia Sensabaugh
    signed 2026-03-25 03:40:32 +0000
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  • Steven Brough
    signed 2026-03-25 02:48:20 +0000
  • Amanda Kesterton
    signed 2026-03-25 02:24:58 +0000
    Got to stop please
  • Sasha Doyle
    signed 2026-03-25 01:48:59 +0000
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    signed 2026-03-25 01:25:13 +0000
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    signed 2026-03-25 01:17:42 +0000
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