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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Tamara Bedić
    signed 2025-12-17 16:27:58 +0000
    Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour government know that a very high percentage of drugs deemed safe and effective in animals, including dogs, fail in human trials; estimates range from 90% to 96%, primarily due to fundamental biological differences. Dog experimentation results are poor predictors of human response. Therefore, the UK should be investing in modalities that replace animal testing with human relevant methodologies like organs-on-a-chip created with human cells, organoids, and AI-driven computational models. This is the future. Animal testing is the past.
  • Claudia Moreira
    signed 2025-12-17 16:25:39 +0000
  • Cheryl Foley
    signed 2025-12-17 16:25:15 +0000
  • Erin Clapp
    signed 2025-12-17 16:24:48 +0000
  • Helen Daisley
    signed 2025-12-17 16:24:04 +0000
  • Ed Klosok
    signed 2025-12-17 16:22:01 +0000
  • Victoria White
    signed 2025-12-17 16:19:28 +0000
  • Ruth White
    signed 2025-12-17 16:14:48 +0000
  • Leanda O'Connell
    signed 2025-12-17 16:14:12 +0000
  • carole shores
    signed 2025-12-17 16:13:03 +0000
    in this day and age there is no excuse for harming animals.
  • Supriti Gandhi
    signed 2025-12-17 16:09:02 +0000
  • Maria Georgiades
    signed 2025-12-17 16:08:48 +0000
  • George Sampford
    signed 2025-12-17 16:07:35 +0000
    Find out who works there, give their names to local businesses, encourage them to deny them access to their services. (Such as hairdressers, garages, pubs, etc…)
  • Sandie Haynes
    signed 2025-12-17 16:05:36 +0000
  • Jane Walsh
    signed 2025-12-17 16:05:07 +0000
  • Kristian Martin
    signed 2025-12-17 16:04:56 +0000
  • Angela Bruce
    signed 2025-12-17 16:02:09 +0000
  • amy kyrillou
    signed 2025-12-17 15:59:12 +0000
    Dogs have a heart & feelings just the same as a person & should not be treated like this
  • Caroline Perks
    signed 2025-12-17 15:58:58 +0000
    Please shut down this horrendous facility and rehome all of the innocent animals. The world is watching.
  • Alba García
    signed 2025-12-17 15:56:55 +0000
  • Lynsey Smith
    signed 2025-12-17 15:55:13 +0000
  • Rachel Wolf
    signed 2025-12-17 15:54:31 +0000
  • Danielle Metz
    signed 2025-12-17 15:50:24 +0000
  • Christine Biggs
    signed 2025-12-17 15:50:07 +0000
  • Deborah Brown
    signed 2025-12-17 15:49:50 +0000
  • Pam flemming
    signed 2025-12-17 15:49:28 +0000
    Stop breeding beagles for vivisection in
  • Noel Walker
    signed 2025-12-17 15:49:10 +0000
  • Poppy Reilly
    signed 2025-12-17 15:48:36 +0000
  • Tracy McDonald
    signed 2025-12-17 15:48:36 +0000
    Can’t believe this still happens, absolutely disgusting!
  • Christina Roberts
    signed 2025-12-17 15:46:53 +0000