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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Rachel Solwa
    signed 2025-12-20 06:17:30 +0000
  • Kathy Offley
    signed 2025-12-20 06:03:28 +0000
  • Ken Hilton
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    signed 2025-12-20 03:13:16 +0000
  • Paul Daws
    signed 2025-12-20 03:10:44 +0000
  • Emilia Navarrete
    signed 2025-12-20 02:56:26 +0000
  • Naira Howard Schaaf
    signed 2025-12-20 02:51:01 +0000
  • Vanessa Bennett
    signed 2025-12-20 02:22:12 +0000
  • Heather Erickson
    signed 2025-12-20 02:13:21 +0000
  • Poppy Hearn
    signed 2025-12-20 01:51:05 +0000
  • Juliet Butler
    signed 2025-12-20 01:42:22 +0000
  • Sylvia Forster
    signed 2025-12-20 01:41:36 +0000
  • Jessica Jacobson
    signed 2025-12-20 01:39:50 +0000
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    signed 2025-12-20 01:32:07 +0000
  • Fiona Friel Fiona Friel
    signed 2025-12-20 01:32:04 +0000
  • Dave Harper
    signed 2025-12-20 01:00:41 +0000
    This hell hole needs to be shut down and those “scientists” banned from ever working with any animals ever again
  • Sharon Hartgen
    signed 2025-12-20 00:48:03 +0000
  • Fran Molyneux-Mannyng
    signed 2025-12-20 00:38:39 +0000
    This has to stop now
  • Terry Coles
    signed 2025-12-20 00:32:38 +0000
    This is unacceptable and should have been outlawed decades ago..
  • Suzanne Quinney
    signed 2025-12-20 00:17:12 +0000
  • Libby Kerr
    signed 2025-12-20 00:12:57 +0000
  • Ffion Bennett
    signed 2025-12-20 00:08:38 +0000
    I find it sickening that so many people are being punished for having empathy for these poor animals. Humans are animals too don’t forget and every animal no matter if you can speak their language or not should be treated with respect and dignity at the very least. It makes me sick to be a human these days when humans have so little care for those around them. Most mammals are sentient beings meaning that they understand exactly what is going on and have feelings too, even though some people seem to think they are unable to have such a thing. That’s why even animals being raised for meat I will respect and give them dignity so that they feel like they matter. I am absolutely disgusted at the way humans can be so vial just because they can. It’s sick
  • teresa pattison
    signed 2025-12-20 00:02:42 +0000
    Cruelty and exploitation of sensitive sentient creatures is disgraceful.
  • Laura Neal
    signed 2025-12-19 23:58:52 +0000
  • Faith Paine
    signed 2025-12-19 23:45:41 +0000