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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Jodie Richardson
    signed 2026-03-19 14:58:47 +0000
  • Karen Flowers
    signed 2026-03-19 14:58:19 +0000
    Abuse of innocents must stop 🛑. Period
  • chinbileg Ganbold
    signed 2026-03-19 14:58:03 +0000
  • Jessica Raitt
    signed 2026-03-19 14:57:53 +0000
    No animal deserves to be harmed. I wish I could help them i would. Signed
  • Jamie Molina
    signed 2026-03-19 14:57:08 +0000
  • Isabela Mena
    signed 2026-03-19 14:54:13 +0000
    Dog lover
  • Beth Chester
    signed 2026-03-19 14:52:12 +0000
  • Thanusha Prem Anand
    signed 2026-03-19 14:51:46 +0000
  • Tee Corson
    signed 2026-03-19 14:49:17 +0000
  • Leanne Johnson
    signed 2026-03-19 14:49:10 +0000
    This is abhorrent. Even the Chinese have started ending cruel treatment of dogs and yet British still carry on. I’m so ashamed to be British.
  • Christina McCandlish
    signed 2026-03-19 14:47:41 +0000
  • Destanie Clausen
    signed 2026-03-19 14:43:31 +0000
    I see what Animal Rising has done and my only comments are that I wish I could join you, I would run back and forth u til my lungs hurt to save animals no matter the consequences. What they are doing matters. I myself have 9 cats because I couldnt dare turn a blind eye to an animal in need. All animals should have the opportunity to live long lives, no forced and subjected to cruel and unusual methods of experiments. Save all animals, be the person who loves something that could never comprehend what they are doing wrong to be inflicted so much pain and grief. Animals love unconditionally, its their nature. So many people in this cruel world take them for granted, save animals one step at a time, no matter the strain because they deserve it.
  • Lilliana Torres
    signed 2026-03-19 14:40:50 +0000
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  • Jennifer Frankel
    signed 2026-03-19 14:04:35 +0000
  • Eve Rosenfeld
    signed 2026-03-19 14:04:14 +0000
    They don’t deserve to suffer. They deserved to be loved.