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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Meili Baxter
    signed 2025-12-21 18:51:38 +0000
    We are all creatures on this earth trying to survive, no animal should be treated in such an inhumane manner. They don’t have access to basic needs, or even the chance to run and play. This is disgustingly horrific. No LIVING being should be treated as a test subject, or something they can just discard. A dog can live up to 20 years or so, this shortens that life span so much.
  • Tyra Leonard
    signed 2025-12-21 18:51:38 +0000
  • Bree Macaulay
    signed 2025-12-21 18:51:36 +0000
  • Giaa Morrone
    signed 2025-12-21 18:51:34 +0000
  • Sumer Morrisom
    signed 2025-12-21 18:51:29 +0000
  • Ester E
    signed 2025-12-21 18:51:26 +0000
  • Amber Liang
    signed 2025-12-21 18:51:25 +0000
  • Sofia Garcia
    signed 2025-12-21 18:51:20 +0000
  • Lola Lycke
    signed 2025-12-21 18:51:09 +0000
  • mathilde tardy
    signed 2025-12-21 18:51:09 +0000
  • Fallan Rogers
    signed 2025-12-21 18:51:08 +0000
  • Mariyah Pena
    signed 2025-12-21 18:51:04 +0000
  • Natalie Ocampo
    signed 2025-12-21 18:51:04 +0000
  • Jessica McLoughlin
    signed 2025-12-21 18:51:03 +0000
  • Logan Derrick
    signed 2025-12-21 18:51:02 +0000
  • Pamela Gonzalez
    signed 2025-12-21 18:50:46 +0000
  • Parinita Satheesh
    signed 2025-12-21 18:50:45 +0000
  • Gabrielly Santos
    signed 2025-12-21 18:50:42 +0000
    Sou uma apoiadoda do Brasil, espero de coração que a crueldade animal chegue ao fim. Ver sua campanha no TikTok me impactou profundamente, a Inglaterra não pode continuar com esse método cruel e extremamente errado, machucar um animalzinho que nem sequer pode se defender por conta própria é o ápice do desumano, e mais ainda julgar aqueles que trabalham para salvar essas vidas que almejam um lar feliz, uma cama quente e amor dos tutores.

    Mais uma vez, desejo do fundo da minha alma que este projeto siga em frente e que acabe com o teste em beagles, assim como os feitos em qualquer outro animal.
  • Leslie Rodriguez
    signed 2025-12-21 18:50:41 +0000
  • Laynie Mills
    signed 2025-12-21 18:50:39 +0000
    Signed
  • Isidora Carolina
    signed 2025-12-21 18:50:39 +0000
    No animal should pay for such cruelty, least of all one that is considered the companion of human beings.
  • Halima Mansoor
    signed 2025-12-21 18:50:36 +0000
  • jennifer gonzalez
    signed 2025-12-21 18:50:35 +0000
  • Jessica Arauz
    signed 2025-12-21 18:50:30 +0000
  • Ariel Cabrera
    signed 2025-12-21 18:50:29 +0000
  • Niamh Duncan
    signed 2025-12-21 18:50:23 +0000
  • Vivienne Thoon
    signed 2025-12-21 18:50:19 +0000
    All of these harmful animals deserve freedom.

    Justice for these animals. They didn’t choose to live this life. This is not their will. This is animal abuse. Justice for them. Saving them is not illegal but using them in the lab is illegal.
  • Layla Zarate
    signed 2025-12-21 18:50:17 +0000
  • Jonathan Sanchez
    signed 2025-12-21 18:50:17 +0000
    The babies must b fine
  • Tessa Croswell
    signed 2025-12-21 18:50:10 +0000