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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Abigail Moody
    signed 2026-03-21 09:58:58 +0000
    END ANIMAL ABUSE!! Keep up the good work we stand behind you.
  • Penelope Johnson
    signed 2026-03-21 09:55:17 +0000
  • Carmen Weglehner
    signed 2026-03-21 09:38:59 +0000
  • Michelle Reardon
    signed 2026-03-21 09:33:01 +0000
    Im so sorry i cannot afford to donate but I defently want this place closed
  • Caroline Sanders
    signed 2026-03-21 09:29:42 +0000
  • Sara Batašova
    signed 2026-03-21 09:28:52 +0000
    LETS GET RID OF ABUSE!
  • Ruby Potts
    signed 2026-03-21 09:27:19 +0000
  • Beau Canning
    signed 2026-03-21 09:23:17 +0000
    End Animal Testing
  • Lindsey Froggatt
    signed 2026-03-21 09:18:31 +0000
    MBR Acres should be closed down, in a world where animal testing should be a thing of the past, those souless monsters calling themselves scientists and vets working there need to be removed from their posts. As medical professionals we are to do no harm, their actions are abhorrent and betray that oath. Science knows better than this, what makes these deviant subhuman sociopaths continue with this line of work? Close it down, release all animals from laboratories, there are better ways of testing and none require the suffering of animals.
  • Christie Vian
    signed 2026-03-21 08:50:55 +0000
  • Katie Gonzalez
    signed 2026-03-21 08:50:40 +0000
  • Toby Hancock
    signed 2026-03-21 08:48:22 +0000
  • Sarah Angel
    signed 2026-03-21 08:33:56 +0000
    It’s disgusting that in this day and age, this is still happening. It must be stopped.
  • Skye Kelly
    signed 2026-03-21 08:32:21 +0000
  • Sherry Hemond
    signed 2026-03-21 08:28:09 +0000
  • Katelynn Zamora
    signed 2026-03-21 08:22:54 +0000
  • Hannah Warren
    signed 2026-03-21 08:19:39 +0000
  • Neli Stoqnova
    signed 2026-03-21 08:19:23 +0000
  • Simone Jarvis
    signed 2026-03-21 08:12:20 +0000
  • Kyle Janel Galupo
    signed 2026-03-21 07:57:12 +0000
  • Ettanya Teo
    signed 2026-03-21 07:55:04 +0000
  • Georgina Renfrew
    signed 2026-03-21 07:48:13 +0000
  • Michaela Kaye
    signed 2026-03-21 07:44:10 +0000
    These are living creatures who feel pain and sufferi greatly at these places. I’m incredulous they are still operating. Please stop this
  • brentley mcanally
    signed 2026-03-21 07:43:48 +0000
  • Wendy Chen
    signed 2026-03-21 07:25:17 +0000
  • Joanna Andersen
    signed 2026-03-21 07:17:33 +0000
  • Nicole Urrea
    signed 2026-03-21 07:14:49 +0000
    Just please plss plsss stop this already they’re innocent
  • Åsa Öberg
    signed 2026-03-21 07:13:03 +0000
  • malcolm Gardner
    signed 2026-03-21 07:12:48 +0000
  • Abi Weston
    signed 2026-03-21 07:11:16 +0000
    Please please please stop this disgusting cruelty.