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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Iliana Jagu
    signed 2025-12-17 12:50:10 +0000
  • Val Llewellynllewellyn
    signed 2025-12-17 12:49:18 +0000
    I dont want up dates just want to sign to help
  • Deborah Lee
    signed 2025-12-17 12:48:55 +0000
  • Caroline Coutts
    signed 2025-12-17 12:48:34 +0000
  • Andy Briggs
    signed 2025-12-17 12:46:19 +0000
    Horrific
  • Jacqueline Wright
    signed 2025-12-17 12:45:22 +0000
  • Shannon Smith
    signed 2025-12-17 12:45:10 +0000
    Animal cruelty should be a thing of the past.
  • Shianne Palmer
    signed 2025-12-17 12:45:01 +0000
    I sign for:

    -Release/ NFA the rescuers

    -Ban animal testing

    -release all the poor puppies to loving home
  • Aneta Opolska
    signed 2025-12-17 12:44:57 +0000
  • Katie Swan
    signed 2025-12-17 12:44:17 +0000
  • Sally Crossland
    signed 2025-12-17 12:43:45 +0000
  • Andrea Sutherland
    signed 2025-12-17 12:42:47 +0000
  • Peter Weston
    signed 2025-12-17 12:42:04 +0000
    This institution needs closing down immediately
  • Stella Memory
    signed 2025-12-17 12:41:00 +0000
  • Deirdre Taylor
    signed 2025-12-17 12:38:09 +0000
  • Megan Roach
    signed 2025-12-17 12:37:38 +0000
  • Kerry Smith
    signed 2025-12-17 12:36:02 +0000
  • Amanda Gremlich
    signed 2025-12-17 12:35:58 +0000
  • Zena Swansbury
    signed 2025-12-17 12:31:41 +0000
  • Lucy marie Felgate-baumberg
    signed 2025-12-17 12:26:50 +0000
    I vote for

    Ban on animal testing

    Releasing the protesters

    Keep up the great work speaking for those trapped in misery.
  • Beata Burzawa
    signed 2025-12-17 12:25:44 +0000
  • Grainger Barton
    signed 2025-12-17 12:24:37 +0000
  • Paulina Bzowy
    signed 2025-12-17 12:22:46 +0000
  • Rebekah Long
    signed 2025-12-17 12:20:26 +0000
    THIS IS ABSOLUTE BARBARIC TORTURE FOR THE DOGS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN BANNED YEARS AGO!!!
  • Brian Jacobs
    signed 2025-12-17 12:17:52 +0000
  • Mika Raphael
    signed 2025-12-17 12:17:32 +0000
  • Sophie Gibson
    signed 2025-12-17 12:17:12 +0000
  • Aisha Wilson
    signed 2025-12-17 12:16:10 +0000
  • Vicky Cromwell
    signed 2025-12-17 12:16:08 +0000
  • Paula A Kidd
    signed 2025-12-17 12:15:14 +0000
    ALL testing on animals should be BANNED immediately!