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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Denise Leyva
    signed 2025-12-21 15:00:16 +0000
    Signed
  • Ortal Starkov
    signed 2025-12-21 15:00:13 +0000
  • Aliza Vazquez
    signed 2025-12-21 15:00:13 +0000
    We need to stop this at once, these innocent animals do NOT deserve this life of torture and neglect. Release and rehome all tested and caged beagles. The proof is horrible and heartbreaking.
  • madison staples
    signed 2025-12-21 15:00:12 +0000
  • ximena ledesma
    signed 2025-12-21 15:00:11 +0000
  • Israel Brown
    signed 2025-12-21 15:00:09 +0000
    Who ever is doing this to this poor dogs. Fuck you.
  • Danusia Bourdon
    signed 2025-12-21 15:00:08 +0000
  • Savanna Newman
    signed 2025-12-21 15:00:08 +0000
  • Joseph Brown
    signed 2025-12-21 15:00:07 +0000
  • Victoria Gates
    signed 2025-12-21 15:00:06 +0000
    I may not live in the UK, but I’m seeing this from Texas, and like many around the world I want to put an end to animal testing and animal abuse globally. Animals have rights, just as we do and they should be respected, not tortured. If people want these products so bad, they can volunteer themselves, or sign up for product trials. We need to come together and protect the voiceless and innocent. They are sentient beings, like us. They have a consciousness, they sense, feel and express emotions just as we do. They deserve peace, love, and compassion, just as we do.
  • Jewelina Bouldin
    signed 2025-12-21 14:59:58 +0000
  • Samantha Saulnier
    signed 2025-12-21 14:59:57 +0000
  • Sittie Namiera Sapal
    signed 2025-12-21 14:59:52 +0000
  • Thea
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  • Radek Tyl
    signed 2025-12-21 14:59:41 +0000
  • Maylie Romero Garcia
    signed 2025-12-21 14:59:41 +0000
    SAVE THESE POOR DOGGIES ! THEY DESERVE TO LIVE HAPPY LIVES JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE!!!!
  • N H
    signed 2025-12-21 14:59:40 +0000
  • Melody Martinez
    signed 2025-12-21 14:59:38 +0000
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  • Sophia Kozak
    signed 2025-12-21 14:59:30 +0000
  • Jasmine Muniz
    signed 2025-12-21 14:59:30 +0000
    Save the beagles
  • Friend
    signed 2025-12-21 14:59:24 +0000
  • Helen Stephanie Nivelo
    signed 2025-12-21 14:59:22 +0000
    I own my beagle and finding about this shattered my heart. I’m willing to help save these poor animals
  • Sol Soler
    signed 2025-12-21 14:59:21 +0000
  • Madhvi Kurumchand
    signed 2025-12-21 14:59:18 +0000
    Save them pleae
  • Ana Rodriguez
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