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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Ruby Upston
    signed 2026-03-19 07:40:42 +0000
  • kacey coopland
    signed 2026-03-19 07:38:46 +0000
  • Yvette Meza
    signed 2026-03-19 07:32:30 +0000
  • Cara-Jayne Barclay
    signed 2026-03-19 07:31:14 +0000
  • Stacey Piggott
    signed 2026-03-19 07:29:30 +0000
  • Alina ahir
    signed 2026-03-19 07:28:25 +0000
    This is an inhumane disgusting practice and we can not tolerate it.
  • Ragavi Vinayagamoorthy
    signed 2026-03-19 07:25:14 +0000
  • Lillyann Jenkins
    signed 2026-03-19 07:24:54 +0000
  • Dean Mcguigan
    signed 2026-03-19 07:24:53 +0000
  • Robin Shaw
    signed 2026-03-19 07:24:36 +0000
  • Marta Grabowska
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  • Meyrem Noksan
    signed 2026-03-19 07:23:54 +0000
  • Emilie Mersanne
    signed 2026-03-19 07:22:53 +0000
    Stop les expériences sur les chiens et les animaux
  • Helen Beadle
    signed 2026-03-19 07:21:24 +0000
  • Gemma Tindale
    signed 2026-03-19 07:19:53 +0000
  • Tino Frin
    signed 2026-03-19 07:15:59 +0000
  • Kay Frost
    signed 2026-03-19 07:12:17 +0000
  • Izabela Wojtas
    signed 2026-03-19 07:12:02 +0000
    Human beastiality has no limit… Disgusting and sad… Stop this cruelty.
  • Amelia Baggs
    signed 2026-03-19 07:10:02 +0000
  • carissa wilson
    signed 2026-03-19 07:09:18 +0000
  • January
    signed 2026-03-19 07:06:50 +0000
  • Kendall Clarke
    signed 2026-03-19 07:01:38 +0000
    Release all animals immediately

    This is pure hell for the animas and for us to know about the pointless experiments
  • Samantha Sanders-Clarke
    signed 2026-03-19 07:01:24 +0000
    Animals have no voice. This is our chance to give them one.
  • Lillie Kiker
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  • Olivia Thomson Ruddy
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  • Pihla Harakka
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  • Lorraine Smith
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  • Lilou Demajean
    signed 2026-03-19 06:55:11 +0000
    vous êtes le meilleur espoir humain
  • isabelle ramirez
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  • Ashley Abad
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