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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Mariemi
    signed 2025-12-21 14:43:27 +0000
  • Aeofe Flores
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  • Emma Davis
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  • Lucila Fernández
    signed 2025-12-21 14:43:25 +0000
  • Mia MacDonald
    signed 2025-12-21 14:43:24 +0000
    The way they’re treating these sweet babies is disgusting and sick.
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  • Daniel Simanovski
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  • Elektra Sarkis
    signed 2025-12-21 14:42:32 +0000
    Shut down MBR acres!!! This should be illegal! Cruel and inhumane
  • Trisha Conag
    signed 2025-12-21 14:42:32 +0000
    Thank you guys for saving them! It broke my heart when i saw the video that you guys posted abt the dogs and i find it guilty because what do you mean they are getting tortured, exeperimenting them and that they are dying cause of that bullshit experiment. Dogs are suposed to have freedom. They are not born to be tested or exeperimented—they are suposed to be loved not to be tortured. This should be ban, because this is KILLING. What if people are the one whos having experimenting and tortured what would other feel and what would you feel if you were the dog? You know? Its just sad that there are people doing this.
  • Lianne Gray
    signed 2025-12-21 14:42:29 +0000
  • Juliangel Leones
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  • Sofía Roldan
    signed 2025-12-21 14:42:25 +0000
    No more injustice
  • Brooke Farris
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