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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Ambar Avila
    signed 2025-12-22 02:09:22 +0000
  • Lee Morley
    signed 2025-12-22 02:09:04 +0000
    It’s horrific how people can do this to innocent animals going unpunished but those who free them receive punishment when there are other alternatives. They are hurting them and killing them, it’s disgusting. Thank you Animal Rising for saving these animals and giving them a voice when they don’t have one.
  • Kiera Whitecrane
    signed 2025-12-22 02:09:02 +0000
  • Annabelle
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    signed 2025-12-22 02:08:43 +0000
  • Marissa Borbolla
    signed 2025-12-22 02:08:20 +0000
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    signed 2025-12-22 02:08:12 +0000
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    signed 2025-12-22 02:08:11 +0000
  • Elizabeth Arden Boyose
    signed 2025-12-22 02:08:11 +0000
  • Skylar Henrickson
    signed 2025-12-22 02:07:47 +0000
    Dawg please save those dogs.
  • Cinthia Santana Hernandez
    signed 2025-12-22 02:07:47 +0000
  • Genevieve Bonati
    signed 2025-12-22 02:07:39 +0000
    All animals deserve love and care.. humans are cruel.
  • Bethany Johnston
    signed 2025-12-22 02:07:35 +0000
  • Leilani Ortello
    signed 2025-12-22 02:07:14 +0000
  • Kelly Figueroa
    signed 2025-12-22 02:07:14 +0000
  • Madison Taylor
    signed 2025-12-22 02:07:08 +0000
    SAVE THE BABIES
  • Karina Galarza
    signed 2025-12-22 02:06:56 +0000
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    signed 2025-12-22 02:06:52 +0000
  • Emmalee Muniz
    signed 2025-12-22 02:06:39 +0000
  • Caroline Ekwuazi
    signed 2025-12-22 02:06:37 +0000
  • Fatima Robilliard
    signed 2025-12-22 02:06:36 +0000
    i love beagles
  • Bea Venegas
    signed 2025-12-22 02:06:34 +0000
  • Kimberly Gonzalez
    signed 2025-12-22 02:06:27 +0000
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  • yulky germoso
    signed 2025-12-22 02:06:14 +0000
    please end this cruelty
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