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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Charlotte Horsley
    signed 2025-12-18 18:18:53 +0000
  • Bridget Gallagher
    signed 2025-12-18 18:17:10 +0000
  • Joanne Evans
    signed 2025-12-18 18:12:53 +0000
  • Faith Davis
    signed 2025-12-18 18:12:08 +0000
  • Karen Sullivan
    signed 2025-12-18 18:09:08 +0000
  • Julie G
    signed 2025-12-18 18:08:44 +0000
  • Charlene Kinsella
    signed 2025-12-18 18:08:34 +0000
  • Rita Cocking
    signed 2025-12-18 18:03:58 +0000
  • Jean Hayman
    signed 2025-12-18 18:01:22 +0000
  • Tracey Watts
    signed 2025-12-18 17:59:58 +0000
  • Karen Whittaker
    signed 2025-12-18 17:59:42 +0000
    This wicked unnecessary procedures should be

    stopped IMMEDIATELY.
  • Maura McGrath
    signed 2025-12-18 17:58:08 +0000
    Please stop experimenting on helpless animals
  • Rhianne King
    signed 2025-12-18 17:53:14 +0000
  • Patricia Jones
    signed 2025-12-18 17:48:45 +0000
    This is a barbaric way to treat any animal
  • Zoe Bain
    signed 2025-12-18 17:48:01 +0000
  • Sylvia Vanatta
    signed 2025-12-18 17:45:44 +0000
    With knowledge should bring action

    Shut this place down, it’s not needed in this day and age as it’s been proved. However it should have never been allowed
  • Gwen Jordon
    signed 2025-12-18 17:35:35 +0000
  • Joan Corkhill
    signed 2025-12-18 17:34:26 +0000
  • James and Joy Edgington
    signed 2025-12-18 17:33:44 +0000
  • Sharon Rees
    signed 2025-12-18 17:33:23 +0000
    It’s abhorrent that places and practices such as these still have a place in society in this day and age. For the monsters that carry out these vile experiments – I wish them the life that they deserve 😡
  • Annette Khepri
    signed 2025-12-18 17:32:02 +0000
  • Barbara Prior
    signed 2025-12-18 17:29:58 +0000
  • Sandra McQueen m
    signed 2025-12-18 17:26:48 +0000
  • Ben Soydan
    signed 2025-12-18 17:23:31 +0000
    We live in 21st century, no need to use animals like this anymore 😢
  • Vanessa Saunders
    signed 2025-12-18 17:22:14 +0000
  • Elizabeth Dawson
    signed 2025-12-18 17:20:25 +0000
  • Karen Heap
    signed 2025-12-18 17:16:16 +0000
  • elaine Proctor  Gilbert
    signed 2025-12-18 17:15:49 +0000
  • Sandra Ridley
    signed 2025-12-18 17:14:56 +0000
  • Lise-Lotte Olsson
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