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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Mars Cruz
    signed 2025-12-22 00:47:21 +0000
  • Lana Brown
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  • Karen Garay
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  • Madelyn Lorentz
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  • Dylan Samaro
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  • Lucia Gulino
    signed 2025-12-22 00:46:51 +0000
  • Dior Correa
    signed 2025-12-22 00:46:45 +0000
    Fuck those breeders! Free the beagles!
  • Anna Verduzco
    signed 2025-12-22 00:46:39 +0000
    No creator should suffer this pain they weren’t born to be subjected to these horrors humans commit
  • Dalila Diaz
    signed 2025-12-22 00:46:36 +0000
  • Jane Darcy
    signed 2025-12-22 00:46:36 +0000
  • Rebecca Guzman
    signed 2025-12-22 00:46:34 +0000
    Stop this animal testing all over so sad animals are not meant to be hurt
  • Mahli Campbell
    signed 2025-12-22 00:46:23 +0000
  • Eva Simpson
    signed 2025-12-22 00:46:14 +0000
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  • Anna Milani
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    signed 2025-12-22 00:45:35 +0000
  • Arian Martinez
    signed 2025-12-22 00:45:33 +0000
  • Aylin Nunez
    signed 2025-12-22 00:45:32 +0000
    I’m so sorry this is happening
  • Lydia Smith
    signed 2025-12-22 00:45:30 +0000
  • Leah Castillo
    signed 2025-12-22 00:45:25 +0000
  • danna z
    signed 2025-12-22 00:45:23 +0000
    pedophiles will make a great test subject instead.
  • Toby Rae
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  • Ava Simental
    signed 2025-12-22 00:45:19 +0000
  • isabella ehler
    signed 2025-12-22 00:45:16 +0000
    stop this cruelty
  • Dylan Nielsen
    signed 2025-12-22 00:45:11 +0000
  • Erika Maldonado Molina
    signed 2025-12-22 00:45:04 +0000
    SAVE THE BEAGLES
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