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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • sophie hardie
    signed 2025-12-21 23:45:03 +0000
  • Kaylee Sokolowski
    signed 2025-12-21 23:44:59 +0000
    I hope all the babies get rescued 😣❤️
  • Ana Catalina Noble
    signed 2025-12-21 23:44:54 +0000
  • Sasha Salter
    signed 2025-12-21 23:44:51 +0000
  • Elijah Lowe
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  • Jenny Moffat
    signed 2025-12-21 23:44:39 +0000
  • Valentina Valenzuela
    signed 2025-12-21 23:44:27 +0000
    Save the beagles
  • Emily Barker
    signed 2025-12-21 23:44:25 +0000
  • Lina Silva
    signed 2025-12-21 23:44:24 +0000
    We need end this.
  • Ethan Rimmer
    signed 2025-12-21 23:44:21 +0000
  • Shawn Maita
    signed 2025-12-21 23:44:05 +0000
  • Erica Meadows
    signed 2025-12-21 23:43:46 +0000
  • Jera Davis
    signed 2025-12-21 23:43:41 +0000
    Save those babies ❣️❣️😭
  • Kate Sumner
    signed 2025-12-21 23:43:38 +0000
  • Rosa Atenas
    signed 2025-12-21 23:43:36 +0000
  • Jennifer Rojas
    signed 2025-12-21 23:43:34 +0000
  • Evalyn Li
    signed 2025-12-21 23:43:27 +0000
    Thank you for raising awareness!
  • Clayden Nielson
    signed 2025-12-21 23:43:26 +0000
  • Zsuzsanna Szénási-Szekér
    signed 2025-12-21 23:43:21 +0000
  • Darah Sussman
    signed 2025-12-21 23:43:09 +0000
  • diamond anderson
    signed 2025-12-21 23:43:07 +0000
    Animal cruelty is inhumane and a malpractice end it now
  • Kay King
    signed 2025-12-21 23:43:06 +0000
  • Abbey Fynn
    signed 2025-12-21 23:43:03 +0000
  • Kaitlyn Miranda
    signed 2025-12-21 23:42:54 +0000
  • Kayla Goases
    signed 2025-12-21 23:42:40 +0000
    Stop animal cruelty. We as humans have no right to them. Thank you for taking the initiative to fight for these puppies 💕
  • Allexus Reynaga
    signed 2025-12-21 23:42:37 +0000
    I hate animal cruelty anyone who kills animals have a special place underground for them
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