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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Elysia Santiago
    signed 2025-12-21 01:30:21 +0000
  • Lily Mejia
    signed 2025-12-21 01:30:17 +0000
    I’m getting everyone I know to sign this :)
  • Macy Angela Hutaba
    signed 2025-12-21 01:30:02 +0000
  • Eirik Gunnulfsen
    signed 2025-12-21 01:29:56 +0000
  • Nikki
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  • kiara wadhwani
    signed 2025-12-21 01:29:36 +0000
  • Zahra Williams
    signed 2025-12-21 01:29:22 +0000
    Save the beagles!
  • Eveie Anastassiou
    signed 2025-12-21 01:28:55 +0000
    I am so grateful for groups like this- you will change the world
  • amber aue
    signed 2025-12-21 01:28:44 +0000
    SAVE THE BEAGLES
  • Isabella Kosiboski
    signed 2025-12-21 01:28:26 +0000
  • Yara Rojas
    signed 2025-12-21 01:28:25 +0000
  • natalia garcia
    signed 2025-12-21 01:28:19 +0000
    asked all relatives to firm :)
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    signed 2025-12-21 01:28:15 +0000
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  • Melissa Veeronica
    signed 2025-12-21 01:27:59 +0000
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    signed 2025-12-21 01:27:58 +0000
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  • rebecca cortese
    signed 2025-12-21 01:27:18 +0000
  • Rachel Ramos Galea
    signed 2025-12-21 01:27:17 +0000
    I’d like to express my absolute support to this movement, being a beagle owner myself I cannot imagine how disgusting that place must be. They’re such playful trusting creatures, I was horrified when I heard about this place. I truly hope it closes down, karma is real, thank you for your labour!
  • Dy Sovathanak
    signed 2025-12-21 01:27:14 +0000
    Abusing and harming beagles just for science is cruel. We should come up with new methods and ways to do science without harming other innocent lives no matter if it human or animals. I also want to say that we could also use a different method that isn’t a.i because a.i is really bad. We shouldn’t use a.i to save another animals while harming other wildlife. A.i is very harming to our planet in general, and we need to come up with other way than using a.i.
  • Charlotte Ahn
    signed 2025-12-21 01:26:30 +0000
  • rosângela zilio
    signed 2025-12-21 01:26:19 +0000
  • Kate Flanagan
    signed 2025-12-21 01:26:17 +0000
  • Te Atahapara Kihi
    signed 2025-12-21 01:26:07 +0000
    I hope this makes a difference and FRREE THE ANIMALS STOP ANIMAL TESTING!!!
  • Zoe Mejia
    signed 2025-12-21 01:26:05 +0000
    We can do this
  • Gabriella Ordonez
    signed 2025-12-21 01:26:03 +0000
    why should an animal suffer from our actions and products 💁‍♀️
  • Rosie Bott
    signed 2025-12-21 01:25:59 +0000