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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Sally Hull
    signed 2026-03-18 02:42:04 +0000
    ENOUGH of this inhumane treatment of animals!
  • AnnA Riley
    signed 2026-03-18 02:40:35 +0000
  • Jule Auerswald
    signed 2026-03-18 02:31:57 +0000
  • Janeane Sahl
    signed 2026-03-18 02:25:00 +0000
    End the animal suffering!!!!!
  • Natalie Mitchell
    signed 2026-03-18 02:24:05 +0000
  • Louane Techer
    signed 2026-03-18 02:21:12 +0000
  • Amber Smith
    signed 2026-03-18 02:07:05 +0000
  • David Diaz
    signed 2026-03-18 02:04:12 +0000
  • hannah adcock
    signed 2026-03-18 02:03:51 +0000
  • Nikola Skvarlova
    signed 2026-03-18 01:58:29 +0000
  • Hailey Evans
    signed 2026-03-18 01:57:41 +0000
  • Francisca Luarte
    signed 2026-03-18 01:54:22 +0000
    ANIMALS DESERVE TO BE FREE !!!
  • William Norman
    signed 2026-03-18 01:51:04 +0000
  • Mélanie Rathé
    signed 2026-03-18 01:50:43 +0000
  • Raquel Ortiz
    signed 2026-03-18 01:50:17 +0000
  • Nichelle Castro
    signed 2026-03-18 01:50:09 +0000
  • John Connor
    signed 2026-03-18 01:44:59 +0000
  • Katie Gaddy
    signed 2026-03-18 01:44:49 +0000
  • Margarette Sabundayo
    signed 2026-03-18 01:41:19 +0000
  • Susan Tellini
    signed 2026-03-18 01:38:29 +0000
  • Lance Poppenhaus
    signed 2026-03-18 01:35:07 +0000
    You can’t trust the British! Limey b*stards!
  • Ana Caviedes
    signed 2026-03-18 01:33:27 +0000
  • Antoinette Suarez
    signed 2026-03-18 01:23:53 +0000
    They should be ashamed of themselves, abusing pets as lab rats
  • Jesse Schuller
    signed 2026-03-18 01:20:13 +0000
  • Margie Harris
    signed 2026-03-18 01:20:04 +0000
    This needs to Stop now. These poor animals are NOT for this at all
  • Camille Graham
    signed 2026-03-18 01:18:25 +0000
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