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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Darcey Coates
    signed 2025-12-20 16:18:54 +0000
  • Jasper Lenhard
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  • Anna Molnar
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  • Annika Huber
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  • Niamh Corry
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  • Diana Stanca
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  • Samantha Sharrock
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  • Sophie Neill
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  • Safia Fisher
    signed 2025-12-20 16:18:40 +0000
  • caitlin winpenny
    signed 2025-12-20 16:18:29 +0000
    please stop doing this to beagles please save them
  • Jaden Hughes
    signed 2025-12-20 16:18:12 +0000
  • Kaya Sherwin-Smith
    signed 2025-12-20 16:18:12 +0000
  • Maria Góra
    signed 2025-12-20 16:17:57 +0000
  • Arina Novokschonov
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  • zeinab baalbaki
    signed 2025-12-20 16:17:47 +0000
  • Kajda Tarland
    signed 2025-12-20 16:17:44 +0000
  • Noemie Terrens
    signed 2025-12-20 16:17:37 +0000
  • Katarína Janáčová
    signed 2025-12-20 16:17:36 +0000
  • Hugo Wientjens
    signed 2025-12-20 16:17:28 +0000
    ❤️
  • Benthe Flem
    signed 2025-12-20 16:17:05 +0000
  • Scarlett McAdam
    signed 2025-12-20 16:17:01 +0000
  • Maddy Burrows
    signed 2025-12-20 16:17:00 +0000
    I hate to see this abuse to innocent animals who don’t deserve this, please help these poor dogs.
  • Ruth Shekleton
    signed 2025-12-20 16:16:24 +0000
  • Tamara Kačić-Barisic
    signed 2025-12-20 16:16:24 +0000
  • Luiza Vizitiu
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  • Angela Traise
    signed 2025-12-20 16:15:48 +0000
  • Samantha Taylor
    signed 2025-12-20 16:15:38 +0000
    Squeezing my baby beagle mix right now, this is horrific and I never knew. These monsters should suffer the same way they make these poor puppies suffer.
  • Patricia Maynard
    signed 2025-12-20 16:15:37 +0000
    Terrible lives these pups have. Set them free. All tests should be carried out without innocent animals
  • Ronja Østebøvik
    signed 2025-12-20 16:15:28 +0000
  • Alexandra Šefčíková
    signed 2025-12-20 16:15:22 +0000
    I really hope this finally ends