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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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

193,673 signatures

Will you sign?

Showing 133804 reactions

  • Mia Schmidt
    signed 2025-12-21 08:15:41 +0000
  • Sophie Knobbout
    signed 2025-12-21 08:15:41 +0000
  • Johanna San Ramon
    signed 2025-12-21 08:15:33 +0000
  • Abigail Dawson
    signed 2025-12-21 08:15:30 +0000
  • Cara Breslin
    signed 2025-12-21 08:15:29 +0000
  • Rebeca Andreea
    signed 2025-12-21 08:15:25 +0000
    Signed
  • Ninathi Tsetso
    signed 2025-12-21 08:15:21 +0000
  • Aylara Ganidgli
    signed 2025-12-21 08:15:20 +0000
  • Inga Freeman
    signed 2025-12-21 08:15:15 +0000
    Please stop this cruelty! It has not place in modern society with all the advancements we have made in science. It’s absolutely barbarous that animals are being tortured in the name of “science” when there are other more reliable alternatives.
  • Christiano Langeveldt
    signed 2025-12-21 08:14:51 +0000
  • Morgan Junghans
    signed 2025-12-21 08:14:48 +0000
    Can’t stand to see these loving puppies be hurt with no remorse! Please help free those poor babies💕
  • Raluca Saracaceanu
    signed 2025-12-21 08:14:44 +0000
  • Hachikin Kashiru
    signed 2025-12-21 08:14:36 +0000
  • Drake Saenz
    signed 2025-12-21 08:14:18 +0000
  • Christine Pearl Miaros
    signed 2025-12-21 08:14:15 +0000
  • Karine Robert
    signed 2025-12-21 08:14:10 +0000
  • Ella Warren
    signed 2025-12-21 08:14:09 +0000
  • Michael Kynoch
    signed 2025-12-21 08:14:05 +0000
  • Helen Robbins
    signed 2025-12-21 08:14:04 +0000
  • Sarah Szabo
    signed 2025-12-21 08:14:02 +0000
  • bliss le roux shaw
    signed 2025-12-21 08:13:55 +0000
    Save the puppies
  • Madyson Lam
    signed 2025-12-21 08:13:48 +0000
  • Nataly Gomez
    signed 2025-12-21 08:13:45 +0000
  • Amy Simmons
    signed 2025-12-21 08:13:40 +0000
  • Anastasia Golubeva
    signed 2025-12-21 08:13:39 +0000
  • nate ballsack
    signed 2025-12-21 08:13:36 +0000
    c
  • Iranzu Navarro
    signed 2025-12-21 08:13:33 +0000
  • Ales Kunc
    signed 2025-12-21 08:13:30 +0000
  • Nicu Berechet
    signed 2025-12-21 08:13:23 +0000
  • Justine Bola
    signed 2025-12-21 08:13:23 +0000