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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Bernard Gillett
    signed 2025-12-18 19:37:17 +0000
  • frederique valet
    signed 2025-12-18 19:35:23 +0000
    This is disgusting and repulsive what these laboratories do to these beautiful dogs. No heart, no soul, shame on them to abuse these innocent creatures. Well done to all the rescuers, they should be rewarded for their good work not punished.
  • Mary Williams
    signed 2025-12-18 19:34:48 +0000
  • Wendie Barneveld
    signed 2025-12-18 19:32:25 +0000
  • Anna Perini
    signed 2025-12-18 19:26:37 +0000
  • Lyn Johnson
    signed 2025-12-18 19:25:00 +0000
    Test on humans
  • Andrea Franco
    signed 2025-12-18 19:22:32 +0000
  • Georgie Leeson
    signed 2025-12-18 19:19:56 +0000
  • janice lamberi
    signed 2025-12-18 19:19:50 +0000
  • Tracey Attride
    signed 2025-12-18 19:17:04 +0000
    You done the right thing no punishment needed free all the beagles let them have life this needs to stop now
  • Georgina Wahed
    signed 2025-12-18 19:16:26 +0000
  • Maria Hambly-Allen
    signed 2025-12-18 19:13:04 +0000
  • Kiersten Thomsen
    signed 2025-12-18 19:12:02 +0000
    I will not buy products tested on animals! Stop this cruelty
  • Julie Weaver
    signed 2025-12-18 19:07:00 +0000
    Shut down these hell holes..save these poor dogs who deserve love and kindness
  • Carol Holmes
    signed 2025-12-18 18:58:47 +0000
    Labour do what you promised
  • Angie Byott
    signed 2025-12-18 18:58:38 +0000
  • Mark Fleming
    signed 2025-12-18 18:58:35 +0000
  • Jessica Price
    signed 2025-12-18 18:52:51 +0000
  • Nika Bryakina
    signed 2025-12-18 18:46:50 +0000
  • Amanda Morley
    signed 2025-12-18 18:46:36 +0000
  • Leslie Strittmatter
    signed 2025-12-18 18:44:20 +0000
    Please stop it.this are Livingstone creatures.
  • Louise Burgoyne
    signed 2025-12-18 18:35:01 +0000
  • Eleanor Hamshere
    signed 2025-12-18 18:33:02 +0000
  • Sarah Santens
    signed 2025-12-18 18:31:08 +0000
  • Susan Vowles
    signed 2025-12-18 18:29:25 +0000
  • Eren Clewer
    signed 2025-12-18 18:26:08 +0000
    How this is still happening in this country and in this day of age is truly sickening and needs to be stopped immediately.
  • Ναταλια Μπαρζεγκαρ-Ντοβομ
    signed 2025-12-18 18:25:42 +0000
  • Lisa Lawrence
    signed 2025-12-18 18:25:20 +0000
  • Jude Adamson
    signed 2025-12-18 18:22:55 +0000
  • Margaret Brazear
    signed 2025-12-18 18:22:04 +0000