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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Antonia Silva
    signed 2025-12-22 01:32:01 +0000
  • Kadance Williams
    signed 2025-12-22 01:31:53 +0000
    I am an owner of a five year old beagle. She is the light of my life and I genuinely believe I would be dead without her. My bond with my dog has led me to believe that beagles are my spirit animal. So many of these poor innocent dogs are being killed and tortured, and that could be my beautiful baby Miste. It hurts me to think about that. I hope all these dogs will be freed and that justice will be found for the dogs who have died and suffered.
  • Hayley Caldera
    signed 2025-12-22 01:31:47 +0000
  • Melissa Vazquez perez
    signed 2025-12-22 01:31:44 +0000
  • Barbara Perez
    signed 2025-12-22 01:31:23 +0000
  • Lucas Manoel
    signed 2025-12-22 01:31:18 +0000
  • Elizabeth Davis
    signed 2025-12-22 01:31:15 +0000
  • Grace Coleman
    signed 2025-12-22 01:31:13 +0000
    This is a horrible evil act. HAS TO STOP NOW. Poor little babies deserved to be loved not tortured.
  • Bonnie Chen
    signed 2025-12-22 01:31:10 +0000
  • Alexis Johnson
    signed 2025-12-22 01:30:52 +0000
    STOP TESTING ON ANIMALS!
  • Dea Colic
    signed 2025-12-22 01:30:47 +0000
  • Alexandra Samayoa
    signed 2025-12-22 01:30:46 +0000
  • Daniel Vicmudo
    signed 2025-12-22 01:30:43 +0000
  • Ajia Crafton
    signed 2025-12-22 01:30:35 +0000
  • Rebekah Rowley
    signed 2025-12-22 01:30:34 +0000
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    signed 2025-12-22 01:30:30 +0000
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    signed 2025-12-22 01:30:25 +0000
  • Charlise Harding
    signed 2025-12-22 01:30:23 +0000
  • Day Vazquez
    signed 2025-12-22 01:29:49 +0000
  • Kathryn Lambert
    signed 2025-12-22 01:29:27 +0000
    Made me cry immediately. Humans don’t deserve dogs
  • Celine Gossage
    signed 2025-12-22 01:29:18 +0000
  • Narela Saucedo
    signed 2025-12-22 01:29:07 +0000
  • Marenid Adorno
    signed 2025-12-22 01:29:06 +0000
  • Kiara Bradley
    signed 2025-12-22 01:28:44 +0000
  • Bria Mancuso
    signed 2025-12-22 01:28:43 +0000
  • Rhys Gilchrist
    signed 2025-12-22 01:28:34 +0000
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    signed 2025-12-22 01:28:33 +0000
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    signed 2025-12-22 01:28:29 +0000
  • Alia Torres Cardenas
    signed 2025-12-22 01:28:18 +0000
  • Nickolas Taroni
    signed 2025-12-22 01:28:18 +0000
    Hope this horror ends.. Save puppies.