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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • abella Gorail
    signed 2025-12-21 04:54:54 +0000
    please stop this.
  • evelyn sandoval
    signed 2025-12-21 04:54:53 +0000
  • Ngọc Như Trần Nguyễn
    signed 2025-12-21 04:54:43 +0000
  • Lucy Deng
    signed 2025-12-21 04:54:38 +0000
  • Holly Klavinger
    signed 2025-12-21 04:54:37 +0000
  • Brianna Hoskins
    signed 2025-12-21 04:54:29 +0000
  • Benjamin Ramirez
    signed 2025-12-21 04:54:29 +0000
    pls make this stop it breaks my heart makes me wanna kms fr like i cant how can this be
  • teddy wong
    signed 2025-12-21 04:54:27 +0000
  • Yvettaneira Bone
    signed 2025-12-21 04:54:25 +0000
  • Jenna Erntser
    signed 2025-12-21 04:54:19 +0000
    END ANIMAL CRUELTY
  • Kenzie Cabrera
    signed 2025-12-21 04:54:00 +0000
  • Cindy Kim
    signed 2025-12-21 04:53:56 +0000
  • aileen mitsou
    signed 2025-12-21 04:53:55 +0000
    it is truely cruel the inhumane things they are doing to these poor babies who don’t deserve that treatment, justice for the beagles❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹
  • bor sor
    signed 2025-12-21 04:53:45 +0000
  • Jemima Pasaribu
    signed 2025-12-21 04:53:37 +0000
  • Melanie Tan
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    signed 2025-12-21 04:53:16 +0000
  • Beatriz Teixeira de Andrade
    signed 2025-12-21 04:53:00 +0000
  • Althea Docena
    signed 2025-12-21 04:52:58 +0000
    I want to shutdown MBR ACRES, NO ANIMAL DESERVES TO BE ABUSED THEY DESERVED TO BE CHERISHED AND LOVED! STOP ANIMAL ABUSE!
  • Uyanda Hlatshwayo
    signed 2025-12-21 04:52:47 +0000
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  • Juliana Gajudo
    signed 2025-12-21 04:52:43 +0000
  • Jhonie Aquino
    signed 2025-12-21 04:52:40 +0000
    This is absurd honestly they breed these poor dogs just to be abused by science, they treat these dogs as if they were emotionless and don’t feel pain.Science should know that all living things require freedom at some point.

    -jhonie
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