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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Giulia Parusso
    signed 2025-12-21 10:29:01 +0000
  • Alexis Fournier
    signed 2025-12-21 10:28:59 +0000
  • Amberley White
    signed 2025-12-21 10:28:55 +0000
  • Scraba Miruna
    signed 2025-12-21 10:28:53 +0000
  • Aurelia Tkacz
    signed 2025-12-21 10:28:52 +0000
  • Emily McNee
    signed 2025-12-21 10:28:49 +0000
  • Georgina Cook
    signed 2025-12-21 10:28:49 +0000
    Stop this ! It’s beyond cruel and evil. Completely unacceptable and unnecessary in 2025!
  • Pestrea Roberta
    signed 2025-12-21 10:28:43 +0000
  • Matúš Molnár
    signed 2025-12-21 10:28:27 +0000
  • Robyn Dalton
    signed 2025-12-21 10:28:26 +0000
  • Sabine Go
    signed 2025-12-21 10:28:18 +0000
  • Erin Forrester
    signed 2025-12-21 10:28:16 +0000
    SAVE THESE POOR BABIES
  • Jill Haezebrouck
    signed 2025-12-21 10:28:09 +0000
  • Nuca Inadze
    signed 2025-12-21 10:27:51 +0000
    I cant believe people can be that evil how can they do that to 2000 innocent puppies
  • Susan DAlessandro
    signed 2025-12-21 10:27:48 +0000
  • Joel Milner
    signed 2025-12-21 10:27:42 +0000
  • Zofia Kawalec
    signed 2025-12-21 10:27:41 +0000
  • Hannah Welpotte
    signed 2025-12-21 10:27:40 +0000
  • Hannah Tise
    signed 2025-12-21 10:27:26 +0000
  • Achi Cersosimo
    signed 2025-12-21 10:27:25 +0000
  • Gabee Cox
    signed 2025-12-21 10:27:25 +0000
    This is absolutely disgusting and horrendous what they are doing to these poor little pups. I say do what they were doing to the dogs, do that to the humans. Then we will see if it’s inhumane or not.
  • Amy Warrick
    signed 2025-12-21 10:27:24 +0000
  • Lauren Hickey
    signed 2025-12-21 10:27:15 +0000
  • Csenge Fodor
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  • Nia Kemp
    signed 2025-12-21 10:27:09 +0000
  • julia silva
    signed 2025-12-21 10:27:02 +0000
    Please stop this, dogs do not deserve to go through all this torture they are innocent creatures who love and adore humans and would be amazing companions. Instead of torturing and abusing them, send them to loving homes so they can be taken care of and loved. This is inhumane and genuinely disgusting, I have dogs and I could never imagine doing a thing to hurt them, and it pains me to think if they were given to the wrong people they could’ve had a fate as disgusting as these ones.
  • Yvonne Kerr
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