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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Anna Miller
    signed 2026-03-22 19:55:37 +0000
  • Alison Connor
    signed 2026-03-22 19:40:32 +0000
    All animals should be free from harm.
  • Lucy Eve
    signed 2026-03-22 19:38:05 +0000
  • ella vest
    signed 2026-03-22 19:35:01 +0000
  • Maria Masterson
    signed 2026-03-22 19:17:17 +0000
  • Andrea Irving-Morse
    signed 2026-03-22 19:10:21 +0000
  • Ramona Anderson
    signed 2026-03-22 18:56:54 +0000
  • Sandra Fahrendorff
    signed 2026-03-22 18:56:49 +0000
  • Gage Rawlins
    signed 2026-03-22 18:52:59 +0000
  • Grady Gomez
    signed 2026-03-22 18:51:57 +0000
    No living thing should go through this☹️
  • Victoria Coombes
    signed 2026-03-22 18:51:53 +0000
  • Nicola brownlow
    signed 2026-03-22 18:45:02 +0000
  • Louise Yelland
    signed 2026-03-22 18:44:15 +0000
  • Kinslie Roth
    signed 2026-03-22 18:35:40 +0000
    SAVE THE BEAGLES!
  • Amy Coulter
    signed 2026-03-22 18:27:58 +0000
    Please shut it down. This is not necessary and we are no longer living in the stone age. This is cruelty!
  • Peter Duffield
    signed 2026-03-22 18:14:09 +0000
  • Chloe Ambrose
    signed 2026-03-22 18:04:13 +0000
  • Evelyn Villalobos
    signed 2026-03-22 17:51:03 +0000
  • Willow Murdock
    signed 2026-03-22 17:36:53 +0000
  • Cara Boyce
    signed 2026-03-22 17:34:00 +0000
  • Makayla Letchworth
    signed 2026-03-22 17:23:27 +0000
  • Mk Cross
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  • April Jackson
    signed 2026-03-22 17:15:40 +0000
  • Marta Filipe
    signed 2026-03-22 17:15:12 +0000
    Please stop this cruelty. We are in a time that we have to save animals not hurt them or kill them. They don’t have a voice but they feel and think like humans. This is really cruel and if we do laws to protect animals why there is exceptions for lab experiments?? They are criminals and they deserve jail time and close any activity of this type.
  • Summer Webber
    signed 2026-03-22 17:08:53 +0000
  • Marie Longwitz
    signed 2026-03-22 16:50:25 +0000
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  • Paula Boland Davies
    signed 2026-03-22 16:37:38 +0000
  • Adam Coulibaly
    signed 2026-03-22 16:36:38 +0000
  • Robert Allain
    signed 2026-03-22 16:33:46 +0000
    Cruelty towards innocent animals is disgusting and needs to be stopped, Now!!