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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Quinn Redfern
    signed 2025-12-21 10:20:56 +0000
  • Emma Garlick
    signed 2025-12-21 10:20:55 +0000
    i think this is a terrible and disgusting way to experiment. free the beagles. i love the way you guys work
  • Ilona Bartlam
    signed 2025-12-21 10:20:49 +0000
  • sophie davies
    signed 2025-12-21 10:20:48 +0000
  • Abby Johnson
    signed via 2025-12-21 10:20:48 +0000
  • Harriet Budd
    signed 2025-12-21 10:20:44 +0000
  • Sophia Dunican
    signed 2025-12-21 10:20:41 +0000
  • Helene Pedersen
    signed 2025-12-21 10:20:32 +0000
  • Emma Jackson
    signed 2025-12-21 10:20:32 +0000
  • khanyo Mngoma
    signed 2025-12-21 10:20:27 +0000
    stan britney spears,also save the dogs
  • Julia Oliveira
    signed 2025-12-21 10:20:27 +0000
  • Noorah Mubarak
    signed 2025-12-21 10:20:27 +0000
    Stop the abuse , release them !!!
  • Bangó Eszter Laura
    signed 2025-12-21 10:20:24 +0000
    I love dogs
  • Lidia Syrtlanova
    signed 2025-12-21 10:20:23 +0000
  • paige beaumont
    signed 2025-12-21 10:20:19 +0000
    this is so fucking inhumane, i never knew about this until now. end this bullshit
  • Jentri Hansen
    signed 2025-12-21 10:20:15 +0000
  • Emilia Pereira
    signed 2025-12-21 10:20:10 +0000
    Let’s help them!😘
  • gissell patricio
    signed 2025-12-21 10:20:07 +0000
  • Tabea Wagner
    signed 2025-12-21 10:19:52 +0000
  • Diana Gardiner
    signed 2025-12-21 10:19:47 +0000
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  • Greset Maé
    signed 2025-12-21 10:19:43 +0000
  • Simona Ionica
    signed 2025-12-21 10:19:34 +0000
  • Tom Farhat
    signed 2025-12-21 10:19:31 +0000
    The fight will end and when the humans will stop trying to control and to possess everything and everyone thank you for what your doing ❤️❤️❤️
  • Lucia Lösch
    signed 2025-12-21 10:19:30 +0000
  • Amae Venter
    signed 2025-12-21 10:19:06 +0000
  • Laura Adiukwu
    signed 2025-12-21 10:19:03 +0000
    Free all beagles.
  • Eunice Roberts
    signed 2025-12-21 10:18:58 +0000
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