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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Kiara Alexa Kearns Rodriguez
    signed 2026-03-22 00:30:49 +0000
    Please save them alll🙏🏻
  • Bella Jose
    signed 2026-03-22 00:24:10 +0000
  • Eliane Lopes
    signed 2026-03-22 00:18:21 +0000
  • Maristela Gonçalves
    signed 2026-03-22 00:15:17 +0000
  • Kyle Mcgeady
    signed 2026-03-21 23:54:50 +0000
  • Cheryl Richards
    signed 2026-03-21 23:54:37 +0000
  • Alyssa Medina
    signed 2026-03-21 23:36:20 +0000
    fuck animal cruelty!! free the poor innocent puppies that get killed everyday with no remorse
  • Carrie Mccreadie
    signed 2026-03-21 23:03:50 +0000
    This is disgusting and there is no need for this. Let ALL the animals go.
  • diem lindley
    signed 2026-03-21 23:02:40 +0000
  • Raul Ayres Wageck
    signed 2026-03-21 22:54:59 +0000
  • Cheyenne Johnson
    signed 2026-03-21 22:40:18 +0000
  • Peter Duffield
    signed 2026-03-21 22:34:01 +0000
  • Charlotte Van
    signed 2026-03-21 22:33:56 +0000
  • Olivia Boylan
    signed 2026-03-21 22:29:24 +0000
  • Brooke Meanwell
    signed 2026-03-21 22:26:48 +0000
  • Ecaterina Chercez
    signed 2026-03-21 22:24:34 +0000
    ❤️‍🩹
  • Jennifer Marshall-smith
    signed 2026-03-21 22:16:13 +0000
    Animal testing is cruel and not necessary
  • Lynn O'Brien
    signed 2026-03-21 21:39:12 +0000
    Stop using and abusing animals, it is not necessary. Set the animals free.
  • Martin Bazley
    signed 2026-03-21 21:15:45 +0000
  • Ben Kear
    signed 2026-03-21 21:12:51 +0000
  • Aglae Terra de Mello
    signed 2026-03-21 20:58:32 +0000
  • Elise Harris
    signed 2026-03-21 20:56:53 +0000
  • Poonam Vishwakarma
    signed 2026-03-21 20:55:23 +0000
  • Gebina Tamut
    signed 2026-03-21 20:35:19 +0000
    I will pray every day for the fur babies to be safe🤍
  • Lynne Short
    signed 2026-03-21 20:32:59 +0000
  • Caleb Simmons
    signed 2026-03-21 20:30:53 +0000
  • Bri S
    signed 2026-03-21 20:30:26 +0000
  • Precious Kayode
    signed 2026-03-21 20:23:41 +0000
  • Lauren Tutt
    signed 2026-03-21 20:09:58 +0000
  • Pat Reid
    signed 2026-03-21 20:07:23 +0000
    Stop abusing these animals. They feel pain like you do.