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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Harshika Mehra
    signed 2025-12-21 20:24:12 +0000
    PETS SHOULD NOT BE TREATED LIKE SLAVES. THEY ARE NOT EVEN HARMFUL INSTEAD HUMANS ARE MUCH MORE HARMFUL WHY AREN’T THEY TREATED HOW BEAGLES ARE. STOP THIS. THEY DONT DESERVE THIS WHAT DID THOSE POOR INNOCENT SOULS EVER DID TO YOU.
  • Halyna Myronenko
    signed 2025-12-21 20:23:56 +0000
    Signed
  • Morgan Rodriguez
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    signed 2025-12-21 20:23:50 +0000
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  • Alejandra Ponce
    signed 2025-12-21 20:23:46 +0000
  • janelle barragan
    signed 2025-12-21 20:23:43 +0000
  • Axel Carminot
    signed 2025-12-21 20:23:39 +0000
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    signed 2025-12-21 20:23:39 +0000
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    signed 2025-12-21 20:23:34 +0000
  • June Holm
    signed 2025-12-21 20:23:33 +0000
  • Jocelyn Terrones
    signed 2025-12-21 20:23:33 +0000
    FREE THE BEAGLES 🩷
  • Katelynn Eickleberry
    signed 2025-12-21 20:23:25 +0000
    If they can test on animals why not on murderers and terrible criminals animals can’t help themselves they are the equivalent of a baby would you test on a baby?
  • Amanda Schutter
    signed 2025-12-21 20:23:24 +0000
  • Gonçalo Ascensão
    signed 2025-12-21 20:23:23 +0000
    Acabem com o sofrimento dos animais
  • Jacob Kingsley
    signed 2025-12-21 20:23:21 +0000
    How can someone who is rescuing animals from abuse, torture, neglect, and death be on trial?? There are laws that protect animals from this exact thing. Is it because it’s a business that it’s okay?? If it was an ordinary citizen, they would get the book thrown at them and sentenced for treating the animals the same way MBR Acres is. Do the right thing and punish MBR Acres, not the rescuer.
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