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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Nicole Schynschetzki
    signed 2026-03-19 19:46:50 +0000
  • ilona Chulmann
    signed 2026-03-19 19:46:22 +0000
  • Lacie O’Leary
    signed 2026-03-19 19:45:51 +0000
    God bless you all for what you’re doing. These babies deserve to live the life God put them in this Earth for. Thank you for saving innocent lives, never give up, keep pushing for what’s right!
  • Andrea Jovanovic
    signed 2026-03-19 19:44:23 +0000
  • Dulcie Brown
    signed 2026-03-19 19:43:30 +0000
    How this is still going on I do not know!
  • Corinna Alcock
    signed 2026-03-19 19:39:17 +0000
  • Michelle Dunphy
    signed 2026-03-19 19:38:53 +0000
  • mckenzie browning
    signed 2026-03-19 19:36:09 +0000
    I totally agree with this movement as a 17 yr old with a beagle mix puppy. MBR IS HORRIBLE.✊
  • Brydey Edwards
    signed 2026-03-19 19:33:11 +0000
  • Tiffany Froger
    signed 2026-03-19 19:31:34 +0000
  • Christie Bryan
    signed 2026-03-19 19:28:03 +0000
  • AnQi Chen
    signed 2026-03-19 19:26:13 +0000
  • Sophie Marrs
    signed 2026-03-19 19:23:37 +0000
  • Nicole Palingkod
    signed 2026-03-19 19:21:28 +0000
    This is the right thing to do. May God bless you all.
  • Simone Alston
    signed 2026-03-19 19:19:27 +0000
    I’m here to support the BEAGLES AND EVERYONE INVOLVED IN SAVING THEM!!!! Thank you for enlightening me.
  • Hannah Becker
    signed 2026-03-19 19:17:37 +0000
    SAVE ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL SOULS AND STOP THE HORRIFIC, DISGUSTING, MURD**S WHO ARE ENDING THESE BEAUTIFUL DOGS LIVES. WE WON’T STOP UNTIL THEY ARE STOPPED AND SUFFER THE CRUELEST OF PUNISHMENTS FOR THEIR MALICIOUS CRIMES!!!!!!!!!!! MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WONT STOP UNTIL EVERY BEAGLE IS SAVED FROM THIS DISGUSTING FACILITY!!!!!!!!
  • Parker Ferris
    signed 2026-03-19 19:15:59 +0000
    Fuck these bitches
  • Shannon Crowley
    signed 2026-03-19 19:14:37 +0000
  • Liberty watts
    signed 2026-03-19 19:13:53 +0000
  • Sonia Funez Avila
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  • poppy Simpson
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  • Ema Děrgelová
    signed 2026-03-19 19:07:58 +0000
  • Amy Curiel
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  • Kyriaki Markopoulou
    signed 2026-03-19 19:07:16 +0000
  • Amelia Jones
    signed 2026-03-19 19:06:45 +0000
  • Skyla Lamartine
    signed 2026-03-19 19:04:08 +0000
  • gessica pici
    signed 2026-03-19 19:02:48 +0000
  • jeanett steensma
    signed 2026-03-19 18:59:23 +0000
    This horror has to stop….right now!
  • Ashleigh Ledsam
    signed 2026-03-19 18:59:09 +0000
  • Leana Youle
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