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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Holly Kimber
    signed 2025-12-22 08:54:22 +0000
  • Lila Foyle
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  • Maia Smith
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  • lizi robakidze
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  • Mari Getiashvili
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  • Jaimie-Nicole Butler
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  • david Webb
    signed 2025-12-22 08:53:17 +0000
  • luke tan
    signed 2025-12-22 08:53:15 +0000
    i have a beagle and it breaks my heart
  • Nayeli Pereyra
    signed 2025-12-22 08:53:15 +0000
    save the beagles!!! protect animals!!! Fuck animal cruelty!!!
  • Sophie Graham
    signed 2025-12-22 08:53:07 +0000
  • Chelsey Webster-Barrera
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  • Minka Kontkanen
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  • sanne
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  • Arianna Konstantinopoulou
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  • Amelia Szajer
    signed 2025-12-22 08:52:16 +0000
    I hope for the best
  • Ruby Galvin
    signed 2025-12-22 08:52:00 +0000
  • Elizabeth Niczyporuk
    signed 2025-12-22 08:51:58 +0000
  • Tanya Adams
    signed 2025-12-22 08:51:57 +0000
    Please stop all animal testing I do not agree with it these poor animals do not deserve to be treated like this and to be put in so much pain all animals should be free of pain or discomfort stop animal testing now!
  • Iliana Kalisz
    signed 2025-12-22 08:51:57 +0000
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  • Rain Sanders
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  • Makayla Evangelsta
    signed 2025-12-22 08:50:59 +0000
    This is absolutely disgusting, why do humans feel they have the right to hurt something who cannot stand up for themselves? These people are horrible and need to be stopped, no animal should have to go through this on the daily. I feel sick just thinking about how these poor dogs may never get the chance to experience a loving home and live a humane life that they deserve and instead are used for experiments of human benefit. We need to be the voice for the voiceless, these dogs cannot make the change themselves, we have to do all that we can to help them.
  • Ximena Jasso
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