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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Ashley Molina
    signed 2025-12-22 01:37:03 +0000
  • Marcy Dangervil
    signed 2025-12-22 01:36:59 +0000
  • Tiziana Gonzalez
    signed 2025-12-22 01:36:57 +0000
  • Katie Martin
    signed 2025-12-22 01:36:51 +0000
  • Catalyna Rodriguez
    signed 2025-12-22 01:36:50 +0000
  • Robert Chinnery
    signed 2025-12-22 01:36:49 +0000
  • Gracie Hoch
    signed 2025-12-22 01:36:49 +0000
    SAVE THE BEAGLES. NO ANIMAL, BIG OR SMALL, DESERVES TO SUFFER.
  • Lizzy Bonner
    signed 2025-12-22 01:36:37 +0000
  • nicole johnson
    signed 2025-12-22 01:36:36 +0000
  • Logan Golden
    signed 2025-12-22 01:36:30 +0000
  • Stephanie Chernik
    signed 2025-12-22 01:36:28 +0000
    so disgusting, this needs to be stopped
  • Elizabeth Winstead
    signed 2025-12-22 01:36:19 +0000
    save the beagles 💕
  • Fáinche Whelan
    signed 2025-12-22 01:36:12 +0000
    Please, please consider the alternative methods to animal testing! They are being worked on today and it means that thousands of innocent puppies do not need to lose their lives. PLEASE. Do something to change lives and modernise science whilst protecting the rights of animals.
  • Jessica Farris
    signed 2025-12-22 01:36:09 +0000
  • Heather Medina
    signed 2025-12-22 01:36:02 +0000
  • Stephanie Naumovska
    signed 2025-12-22 01:35:52 +0000
  • Carla Garcia
    signed 2025-12-22 01:35:44 +0000
  • Clara Gallegos
    signed 2025-12-22 01:35:10 +0000
  • Crystal Zapata Faustino
    signed 2025-12-22 01:35:04 +0000
    I wish they are removed from these cages and live a life like every other adopted dog lives
  • Megan Johnson
    signed 2025-12-22 01:35:04 +0000
  • Jordyn Ownby
    signed 2025-12-22 01:34:58 +0000
  • Tommy Paniccia
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  • Bella Rahn
    signed 2025-12-22 01:34:43 +0000
  • Canary Clementine
    signed 2025-12-22 01:34:33 +0000
    FREE THEM!
  • Lisbeth Justo
    signed 2025-12-22 01:34:17 +0000
  • Logan Wilsn
    signed 2025-12-22 01:34:07 +0000
    End animal testing. Every animal has just as much of a right to live if not more than humans. They are the purest of souls and I cannot stand to know what they are going through.
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