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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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

193,640 signatures

Will you sign?

Showing 133782 reactions

  • Kathleen Vanoppen
    signed 2025-12-21 00:45:36 +0000
  • Amy Lopez
    signed 2025-12-21 00:45:11 +0000
  • lexy mcgeoghan
    signed 2025-12-21 00:45:10 +0000
  • Bea Sanger
    signed 2025-12-21 00:45:09 +0000
  • Laura Sofía Portilla Cardona
    signed 2025-12-21 00:45:09 +0000
  • Imogen Sibbel
    signed 2025-12-21 00:44:51 +0000
    Send this to your friends, family, girl even to your enemies. Nothing deserves to be kept in cages and tested on. Let’s do our best to rescue these guys :) <3
  • Delaney Smith
    signed 2025-12-21 00:44:48 +0000
  • fire Smith
    signed 2025-12-21 00:44:44 +0000
    I hope this will help
  • Dannie Kasane
    signed 2025-12-21 00:44:42 +0000
  • Jayde Crowther
    signed 2025-12-21 00:44:13 +0000
  • Abbie Thomas
    signed 2025-12-21 00:44:03 +0000
  • Gracie Mercer
    signed 2025-12-21 00:43:59 +0000
  • Elena Di Mauro
    signed 2025-12-21 00:43:51 +0000
  • Belen Valencia
    signed 2025-12-21 00:43:51 +0000
  • Daiga Liepina
    signed 2025-12-21 00:43:35 +0000
  • Tahel Aharonovitch
    signed 2025-12-21 00:43:34 +0000
  • Scarlett Nelson
    signed 2025-12-21 00:43:32 +0000
  • audrey-maude mekkelholt
    signed 2025-12-21 00:43:30 +0000
  • Jamaica Noriega
    signed 2025-12-21 00:43:23 +0000
    Ya basta del maltrato animal
  • Jasmin Griffin
    signed 2025-12-21 00:43:22 +0000
  • George Elijah
    signed 2025-12-21 00:43:11 +0000
    I hope this ends
  • Sebastian park
    signed 2025-12-21 00:43:10 +0000
  • Abigail Croker
    signed 2025-12-21 00:42:58 +0000
  • Juan Reyes
    signed 2025-12-21 00:42:58 +0000
  • emily pham
    signed 2025-12-21 00:42:57 +0000
  • frances smith
    signed 2025-12-21 00:42:48 +0000
  • Kaylee Mills
    signed 2025-12-21 00:42:44 +0000
  • Lina Schultz
    signed 2025-12-21 00:42:44 +0000
  • Anhil Manacho
    signed 2025-12-21 00:42:43 +0000
  • danica valisno
    signed 2025-12-21 00:42:40 +0000