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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Clarence Esquivel
    signed 2025-12-21 16:03:34 +0000
    Free the innocent
  • Kayla Aguilar
    signed 2025-12-21 16:03:33 +0000
  • Mona Šehović
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  • Alejandra Pena hernandez
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  • valeria ramos
    signed 2025-12-21 16:03:24 +0000
  • Eva Johnston
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  • Clarissa Valdez
    signed 2025-12-21 16:03:16 +0000
  • Laora Turi
    signed 2025-12-21 16:03:10 +0000
    You do a wonderful thing, thank you for them
  • Michelle Pearson
    signed 2025-12-21 16:03:08 +0000
  • gania lita
    signed 2025-12-21 16:03:04 +0000
  • Grace Lheureux
    signed 2025-12-21 16:02:53 +0000
    No animal deserves to live a life like that. There are other ways to test products and medications. They need to figure out their own shit without brining in lives of others- especially those without a voice.
  • Andressa Vitória Augusto Da Costa
    signed 2025-12-21 16:02:51 +0000
  • Anna-Sophia Pavlova
    signed 2025-12-21 16:02:49 +0000
    The cruelest thing a person can do is hurt something that has no voice.
  • lucy pula
    signed 2025-12-21 16:02:46 +0000
  • Alex Alves
    signed 2025-12-21 16:02:45 +0000
    i cant believe this is happening. i cant imagine all the suffering, fear and pain all these puppies are being put through. they deserve to be free and to be seen as creatures as deserving of care and health and happiness as human beings.
  • Shona T
    signed 2025-12-21 16:02:44 +0000
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  • Kay Shaak
    signed 2025-12-21 16:02:28 +0000
    I love when people help the animals that dont have anyone looking out for them
  • Jena Valencia
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  • Naomi Jabs
    signed 2025-12-21 16:02:14 +0000
    Please help all these poor dogs they ALL deserve a loving home and a great life.
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