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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • amanda stalionyte
    signed 2025-12-20 21:59:13 +0000
  • sofia giurgiu
    signed 2025-12-20 21:58:52 +0000
  • Mina Iannino
    signed 2025-12-20 21:58:51 +0000
  • Eszter Nagy Brin
    signed 2025-12-20 21:58:49 +0000
    I really hope that with enough signatures we can help because one person can’t do much! But if we all gather to help we actually can achieve something, help the puppies!
  • Ivory Sarmiento
    signed 2025-12-20 21:58:48 +0000
    We don’t deserve these amazing creatures..
  • Jodie Slattery
    signed 2025-12-20 21:58:33 +0000
  • Stephen Hughes
    signed 2025-12-20 21:58:31 +0000
  • Léa Alekseyev
    signed 2025-12-20 21:58:25 +0000
  • Sarah Long
    signed 2025-12-20 21:58:22 +0000
  • Leslie Huenchunao
    signed 2025-12-20 21:58:18 +0000
  • Alice Örnelid
    signed 2025-12-20 21:58:18 +0000
  • Jane Luke
    signed 2025-12-20 21:58:17 +0000
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    signed 2025-12-20 21:58:15 +0000
  • Adriana Kačajlo
    signed 2025-12-20 21:58:12 +0000
  • Diana Devidenko
    signed 2025-12-20 21:58:09 +0000
    Beagles, dogs, are like us, humans, who feel pain, fear, happiness and so many other different things! They deserve to be treated well, have a good home, be well fed and be happy!
  • Marit de Bruijn
    signed 2025-12-20 21:58:09 +0000
  • Caroline Kienbacher
    signed 2025-12-20 21:58:08 +0000
  • Bethan Barnard
    signed 2025-12-20 21:58:06 +0000
  • Mary Brown
    signed 2025-12-20 21:58:06 +0000
    Animals shouldn’t go trough such a pain, they should live in freedom !
  • Gaby Woods
    signed 2025-12-20 21:57:54 +0000
  • jasmine jones
    signed 2025-12-20 21:57:34 +0000
  • Cheree Van Den Bergh
    signed 2025-12-20 21:57:33 +0000
    I hate this I’m 16 and I know this is cruel it needs to be stopped immediately there is no purpose in doing it!!!
  • Inés Evers
    signed 2025-12-20 21:57:32 +0000
  • Johan Lindström
    signed 2025-12-20 21:57:32 +0000
  • Jill Massow
    signed 2025-12-20 21:57:30 +0000
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    signed 2025-12-20 21:57:19 +0000
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    signed 2025-12-20 21:57:09 +0000
  • Lena Waterval
    signed 2025-12-20 21:57:05 +0000
  • Alicia Evans
    signed 2025-12-20 21:56:56 +0000
    I want Places treating dogs horrible all shut down it’s cruel and they should be loved and be part of a family home not be tested or used