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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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.

193,699 signatures

Will you sign?

Showing 133821 reactions

  • Oagile Mawasha
    signed 2025-12-21 10:44:19 +0000
  • Jashley Baguios
    signed 2025-12-21 10:44:16 +0000
  • Victoria Cb
    signed 2025-12-21 10:44:15 +0000
  • Leonor Ribas
    signed 2025-12-21 10:44:14 +0000
  • Alice Irons
    signed 2025-12-21 10:44:10 +0000
  • Jack Oliver
    signed 2025-12-21 10:44:00 +0000
    Dogs should be loved cared for everything not this not this at all
  • Abbie Avery
    signed 2025-12-21 10:43:55 +0000
  • Vitalie Picard
    signed 2025-12-21 10:43:54 +0000
  • Aleksandra Krdzic
    signed 2025-12-21 10:43:50 +0000
  • Marilyn Murillo
    signed 2025-12-21 10:43:47 +0000
  • Lei Cornejo
    signed 2025-12-21 10:43:46 +0000
    hope you sleep well at night, those poor babies are lucky to have you !!
  • Ann Buttinger
    signed 2025-12-21 10:43:44 +0000
  • Olivia Fothergill
    signed 2025-12-21 10:43:43 +0000
    Save the beagles ❤️🐾
  • Olha Paladiichuk
    signed 2025-12-21 10:43:31 +0000
  • jessica brown
    signed 2025-12-21 10:43:29 +0000
  • Yasmin Ramadan
    signed 2025-12-21 10:43:29 +0000
  • clark ronaldson
    signed 2025-12-21 10:43:25 +0000
  • Ellie Horwood
    signed 2025-12-21 10:43:22 +0000
  • Tara Ackerman
    signed 2025-12-21 10:43:11 +0000
    Signed with love and hope. 🩵
  • Djalena Koerhuis
    signed 2025-12-21 10:43:06 +0000
  • Ewelina Autryb
    signed 2025-12-21 10:43:06 +0000
  • Emma Plant
    signed 2025-12-21 10:43:05 +0000
  • Leyla Swan
    signed 2025-12-21 10:43:04 +0000
    Stop this just because animals can’t talk they should not be abused
  • tobias subohon
    signed 2025-12-21 10:42:58 +0000
  • Stav Shuhami
    signed 2025-12-21 10:42:54 +0000
  • Jeanpaul Aghnatios
    signed 2025-12-21 10:42:53 +0000
  • Lexi Hetherington
    signed 2025-12-21 10:42:51 +0000
  • Oliwia Paulinska
    signed 2025-12-21 10:42:48 +0000
  • Melina Ellström
    signed 2025-12-21 10:42:46 +0000
    Signed
  • Lora Ilieva
    signed 2025-12-21 10:42:44 +0000