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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Hannah Sophia Jimenez
    signed 2025-12-21 06:25:02 +0000
  • Zay Red
    signed 2025-12-21 06:24:59 +0000
    Animal testing is so cruel. Sending love from America!!
  • Eliana Raivannia
    signed 2025-12-21 06:24:54 +0000
  • Mitzy Polanco
    signed 2025-12-21 06:24:26 +0000
    A moment of comfort isn’t worth a life of suffering. ABOLISH ANIMAL TESTING!
  • Lillian Eberhard
    signed 2025-12-21 06:24:26 +0000
  • Ella Martin
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  • Adress Adress
    signed 2025-12-21 06:24:14 +0000
  • Hanna Metcalfe
    signed 2025-12-21 06:24:07 +0000
    Greed gets the better of us when we think humans are the most impotent beings alive
  • Natalie Deleon Gonzalez
    signed 2025-12-21 06:24:02 +0000
  • Sarani Bhattacharyya
    signed 2025-12-21 06:23:52 +0000
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  • Michelle Rosas
    signed 2025-12-21 06:23:33 +0000
  • amy illescas
    signed 2025-12-21 06:23:25 +0000
    i used to have a beagle and no animal deserves this
  • Kelebogile Moloi
    signed 2025-12-21 06:23:20 +0000
  • Lily Morley
    signed 2025-12-21 06:23:18 +0000
  • Anguly Salazar
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  • Paige O'Riley
    signed 2025-12-21 06:22:59 +0000
  • Christi Coetsee
    signed 2025-12-21 06:22:53 +0000
    Save the puppies
  • Sophie Herbstein
    signed 2025-12-21 06:22:48 +0000
  • Monica Rawlins
    signed 2025-12-21 06:22:43 +0000
  • Fatima Pavon
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  • Suraya Al Sayed
    signed 2025-12-21 06:22:14 +0000
    People are so cruel
  • Diana Doneva
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    signed 2025-12-21 06:21:39 +0000
  • Jessyca Sibarani
    signed 2025-12-21 06:21:03 +0000
    thanks for making this petition