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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Maureen McGill
    signed 2026-03-23 19:04:57 +0000
    Signed and shared
  • Lisa Parr
    signed 2026-03-23 19:00:24 +0000
  • Gen Tan
    signed 2026-03-23 17:17:19 +0000
  • Julie Stobie
    signed 2026-03-23 16:55:31 +0000
  • Sara Rivers Mahoney
    signed 2026-03-23 16:46:12 +0000
  • Hanna Arnórsdóttir
    signed 2026-03-23 16:39:13 +0000
  • Laura Tucker
    signed 2026-03-23 15:42:37 +0000
    Please stop abusing these precious creatures. Would you do this to your own dog?
  • Sancha Caramelo
    signed 2026-03-23 15:40:41 +0000
  • Lauren Fongauffier
    signed 2026-03-23 15:36:14 +0000
    Experiment on animals need to stop!
  • Leslie Delgado
    signed 2026-03-23 15:05:40 +0000
  • Sonia Flynn
    signed 2026-03-23 14:31:44 +0000
  • Edna Baillie
    signed 2026-03-23 14:12:41 +0000
  • Renee Merlino
    signed 2026-03-23 14:09:25 +0000
  • Susan Dickerson
    signed 2026-03-23 14:06:20 +0000
    Rescuers are heroes and the public overwhelmingly support them and are against animal cruelty and abuse!
  • Silja Pals
    signed 2026-03-23 13:40:52 +0000
  • Gillian Jacobs
    signed 2026-03-23 13:38:08 +0000
  • Louisa Mcnamara
    signed 2026-03-23 13:29:01 +0000
    Immoral,, cruel, disgusting!!
  • yvonne norman
    signed 2026-03-23 13:04:38 +0000
    still torturing innocent animals is barbaric .what kind of people can do this for a living is disgusting and must be stopped now.
  • Chelsea Lawrence
    signed 2026-03-23 12:45:45 +0000
  • Angelina Xie
    signed 2026-03-23 12:39:07 +0000
  • Kris Smith
    signed 2026-03-23 12:26:19 +0000
  • Sherri Stevenson
    signed 2026-03-23 12:16:36 +0000
  • Helen Murphy
    signed 2026-03-23 12:14:15 +0000
  • Klaudia Stempkowska
    signed 2026-03-23 12:13:31 +0000
    I’m a beagle owner, knowing the precious soul of this breed and seeing the videos of how they are tortured made me cry. Please save them all, if I only could have a place where I could take another one, I wouldn’t hesitate.
  • Paul Avent
    signed 2026-03-23 11:36:22 +0000
  • Olivia Badcock
    signed 2026-03-23 11:35:17 +0000
  • Nancy Martin
    signed 2026-03-23 10:37:44 +0000
    Please save those precious souls! They are such sweet dogs and they deserve better! Fuck animal testing!!! Testers have a special place in hell!
  • Sophia Rushin
    signed 2026-03-23 10:21:44 +0000
  • Claire Hartley
    signed 2026-03-23 10:21:32 +0000
    Save the beagles. Let me know if you need one adopting!
  • Lisa Hardy
    signed 2026-03-23 10:18:39 +0000