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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Opal Powers
    signed 2025-12-22 02:43:57 +0000
    THIS NEEDS TO STOP
  • Melissa Hernandez trejo
    signed 2025-12-22 02:43:50 +0000
    PAREN ESE LABORATORIO QUEREMOS JUSTICIA están mal lo que hacen que les coma la conciencia de hacer eso gente enferma,dios creo los animalitos para quererlos y que sean unos amigos fieles a Dios no le gusta lo que hacen son gente mala si ustedes fueran animales sin poder hablar ¿les gustaría que les hicieran eso? NO algún día dios hará justicia paren eso por que la venida de.cristo viene pronto y acabará con eso y de una manera muy fea JUSTICIA PARA LOS ANIMALES ESTO ES PARA LOS DEL LABORATORIO Y PARA LA GENTE QUE APOYA MUCHAS GRACIAS POR A POYAR
  • Kylie Sauer
    signed 2025-12-22 02:43:46 +0000
  • Katie Toc
    signed 2025-12-22 02:43:36 +0000
  • Kiersten Sawin
    signed 2025-12-22 02:43:20 +0000
  • kayli ashcraft
    signed 2025-12-22 02:43:18 +0000
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    signed 2025-12-22 02:43:12 +0000
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    signed 2025-12-22 02:43:09 +0000
  • Stephanie Zhumi
    signed 2025-12-22 02:43:04 +0000
  • Carmen Galloway
    signed 2025-12-22 02:42:53 +0000
  • Eva Garcia
    signed 2025-12-22 02:42:52 +0000
  • layla jone
    signed 2025-12-22 02:42:46 +0000
  • Alondra Siiva
    signed 2025-12-22 02:42:22 +0000
  • Cait Collins
    signed 2025-12-22 02:42:22 +0000
    this is sick & inhumane. ANIMALS lived here before WE ever did.
  • Joaquina F
    signed 2025-12-22 02:42:08 +0000
    I wish for these dogs to feel the same love that my pets feel when I feed them special treats and when I pet them like they’re in a spa.
  • Rose Davis
    signed 2025-12-22 02:41:08 +0000
  • Emma DeBoer
    signed 2025-12-22 02:41:07 +0000
    I have a beagle and she is the most gentle and loving creature I’ve ever met. They don’t deserve this. No one deserves this.
  • Lexi Starks
    signed 2025-12-22 02:40:54 +0000
  • tyla dittman
    signed 2025-12-22 02:40:13 +0000
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    signed 2025-12-22 02:39:36 +0000
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    signed 2025-12-22 02:39:18 +0000
  • Jillian Genao
    signed 2025-12-22 02:39:16 +0000
  • Odalys Bonilla
    signed 2025-12-22 02:39:00 +0000
    this needs to be shut down immediately.
  • Kaden Rembold
    signed 2025-12-22 02:38:53 +0000
  • Sihaya McAlpine
    signed 2025-12-22 02:38:44 +0000
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