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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Sadie Haynes
    signed 2026-03-17 16:36:25 +0000
    This is barbaric stop it now .
  • Katie Zolan
    signed 2026-03-17 16:36:17 +0000
    This is absolutely awful! We need to save these sweet innocent babies. PLEASE HELP THESE BABIES.
  • Ljiljana Tomec
    signed 2026-03-17 16:35:29 +0000
  • Debbie Cooper
    signed 2026-03-17 16:33:01 +0000
  • Romane Sauvage
    signed 2026-03-17 16:32:44 +0000
  • Alexandra Ramirez
    signed 2026-03-17 16:30:45 +0000
  • Sharmaine Grefiel
    signed 2026-03-17 16:29:44 +0000
  • Jana Vinciova
    signed 2026-03-17 16:27:43 +0000
  • Lara Jarrosiak
    signed 2026-03-17 16:26:52 +0000
    In no way should people saving lives be punished. It should be those that are torturing lives that should be held accountable
  • Ana Marie Manova
    signed 2026-03-17 16:14:52 +0000
  • Colin Pugh
    signed 2026-03-17 16:14:19 +0000
  • Robin K. Woodruff
    signed 2026-03-17 16:13:26 +0000
    Torturing animals is WRONG! Please stop this travesty, shut down MBR, and allow these sweet babies the first homes they’ve ever known. When animals are tortured and murdered, society at large has failed.
  • Jack Dixson
    signed 2026-03-17 16:12:30 +0000
  • Tina P
    signed 2026-03-17 16:11:34 +0000
  • Hizeneth Vicente
    signed 2026-03-17 16:07:09 +0000
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  • Kim Thiébaud
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  • Alicia Soydinç
    signed 2026-03-17 15:38:33 +0000
  • Tina Pronovost
    signed 2026-03-17 15:36:08 +0000
  • Ayesha Masood
    signed 2026-03-17 15:30:16 +0000
    This is horrible I’ll do everything in my power to stop this
  • Charlotte Hook
    signed 2026-03-17 15:26:47 +0000
  • Helen Gawor
    signed 2026-03-17 15:24:13 +0000
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  • Holly Bedwell
    signed 2026-03-17 15:21:37 +0000
  • Aïda Habib
    signed 2026-03-17 15:09:04 +0000
    Save those babies❤️
  • Urvashi Sharma
    signed 2026-03-17 15:02:57 +0000