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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Nidhee Lobit
    signed 2025-12-22 04:12:38 +0000
  • Nao Roberge
    signed 2025-12-22 04:12:26 +0000
  • Emma Brogna
    signed 2025-12-22 04:12:21 +0000
  • Otter Barclay
    signed 2025-12-22 04:12:09 +0000
    Those dogs deserve so much better than this.
  • Javiera Martin
    signed 2025-12-22 04:12:00 +0000
  • myka dizon
    signed 2025-12-22 04:11:56 +0000
  • Yim Chen
    signed 2025-12-22 04:11:50 +0000
  • Aspen Hildebrandt
    signed 2025-12-22 04:11:43 +0000
  • Rebecca de Heuvel
    signed 2025-12-22 04:11:43 +0000
  • Esgar Orozco
    signed 2025-12-22 04:11:27 +0000
  • Koreina Pape
    signed 2025-12-22 04:11:24 +0000
  • marli Taylor
    signed 2025-12-22 04:11:23 +0000
  • Cheyenne Rollock
    signed 2025-12-22 04:11:15 +0000
    Stop this madness.
  • Liliana Fravel
    signed 2025-12-22 04:11:03 +0000
  • LillyAnn Keenan
    signed 2025-12-22 04:10:57 +0000
  • zoey bauer
    signed 2025-12-22 04:10:54 +0000
  • Michelle Bosede
    signed 2025-12-22 04:10:51 +0000
  • Ariana Herrera
    signed 2025-12-22 04:10:49 +0000
  • Colten Allmand
    signed 2025-12-22 04:10:43 +0000
    stop this torture.
  • Tracey Onu
    signed 2025-12-22 04:10:40 +0000
  • Willow Hertter
    signed 2025-12-22 04:10:33 +0000
  • Madeline Lee
    signed 2025-12-22 04:10:26 +0000
  • malcolm witherington
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  • Brissia Sandoval Diaz
    signed 2025-12-22 04:10:25 +0000
  • Charles Brooks
    signed 2025-12-22 04:10:11 +0000
    This is unfair and justice need stopped be served for these dogs and these people who are tourting them need to be punished
  • Sku
    signed 2025-12-22 04:09:49 +0000
  • Yemily Hernandez
    signed 2025-12-22 04:09:29 +0000
  • Emily Steed
    signed 2025-12-22 04:09:28 +0000
  • Vanessa Bernal
    signed 2025-12-22 04:09:15 +0000
    Que poca madre de la gente. Ustedes sigan haciendo lo suyo, pq tienen todo el apoyo de nosotros los amantes de los animales
  • daisy solorio
    signed 2025-12-22 04:09:14 +0000