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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Arianna Handley
    signed 2025-12-22 05:21:22 +0000
  • Luciana Keych
    signed 2025-12-22 05:21:11 +0000
  • Seleste Diaz
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  • Lena McPherson
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  • Bella Jenkins
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  • L S
    signed 2025-12-22 05:20:44 +0000
  • Maximiliano Panes
    signed 2025-12-22 05:20:40 +0000
  • Caroline McGough
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  • Jacqueline Taylor
    signed 2025-12-22 05:20:06 +0000
  • Keren Manrique
    signed 2025-12-22 05:20:01 +0000
    HORRIBLE, SHUT THIS PLACE DOWN. ANIMALS SHOULD HAVE RIGHTS TOO.
  • Morgan Johnson
    signed 2025-12-22 05:20:01 +0000
  • David Alcantar
    signed 2025-12-22 05:19:59 +0000
  • Kiara Van Eyssen
    signed 2025-12-22 05:19:55 +0000
  • Veronika Sebaha
    signed 2025-12-22 05:19:50 +0000
  • Emme Smith
    signed 2025-12-22 05:19:27 +0000
  • emilia gordon
    signed 2025-12-22 05:18:57 +0000
  • Kyndall Garcia
    signed 2025-12-22 05:18:53 +0000
  • Sadie Guffey
    signed 2025-12-22 05:18:50 +0000
    Please save these dogs from these horrific people!
  • s s
    signed 2025-12-22 05:18:46 +0000
  • Valentina Fernandez
    signed 2025-12-22 05:18:31 +0000
  • Passion Purdy
    signed 2025-12-22 05:18:25 +0000
  • Mercy Rose
    signed 2025-12-22 05:18:18 +0000
    MBR Acres is vile, inhumane, cruel, and disgusting. The amount of harm, suffering, and agony that is inflicted onto these innocent animals IS NOT WORTH the research that is being abusively derived from these helpless lives.
  • Priscila Molina
    signed 2025-12-22 05:17:57 +0000
    Que triste es ver que a pesar de que el ser humano tiene la capacidad de elegir, decida dañar y torturar almas que solo conocen la bondad, la lealtad y el perdón. Nosotros somos parte de un gran ecosistema y si Dios nos ha dado herramientas como la consciencia, la inteligencia y capacidad de crear… deberíamos de tener la responsabilidad de ayudar a todas aquellas especies que nos necesitan pero en lugar de ello hemos utilizado estas herramientas para destruir todo a nuestro alrededor…. Ecosistemas completos, especies enteras y sin darnos cuenta llegará el día en que también será nuestro fin. Estamos cavando el hoyo de nuestra propia tumba, acabando con el planeta sin realmente construir o lograr algo… solo destruimos con el pensamiento idiota que estamos construyendo el futuro pero solo estamos retrocediendo.
  • Jessica Aubin
    signed 2025-12-22 05:17:34 +0000
  • Jackie England
    signed 2025-12-22 05:17:30 +0000
  • Alejandra Bretado
    signed 2025-12-22 05:17:27 +0000
  • Sally Si
    signed 2025-12-22 05:17:12 +0000
  • Melany Vasquez
    signed 2025-12-22 05:16:54 +0000
  • gaby cedillo
    signed 2025-12-22 05:16:16 +0000
  • charley Jean
    signed 2025-12-22 05:16:16 +0000
    SAVE THE BEAGLES