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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Antonia Farrell
    signed 2025-12-17 10:28:47 +0000
  • Thanassis Kounelis
    signed 2025-12-17 10:28:42 +0000
  • Tegan Salter-George
    signed 2025-12-17 10:27:38 +0000
  • Eirej Donnelly
    signed 2025-12-17 10:27:30 +0000
  • Paula Trapnell
    signed 2025-12-17 10:27:17 +0000
  • Stas Chobrzynski
    signed 2025-12-17 10:26:35 +0000
  • Stella Wake-Bennett
    signed 2025-12-17 10:25:54 +0000
  • Krysia Fenwick-Loye
    signed 2025-12-17 10:25:44 +0000
  • Sandra Jones
    signed 2025-12-17 10:24:45 +0000
  • Lacy Waters
    signed 2025-12-17 10:24:34 +0000
  • Ellena Johnston
    signed 2025-12-17 10:23:59 +0000
  • Priya Pandit
    signed 2025-12-17 10:23:31 +0000
  • Helena Mav
    signed 2025-12-17 10:23:21 +0000
  • Sally Little
    signed 2025-12-17 10:22:52 +0000
  • Phil Ramsey
    signed 2025-12-17 10:20:35 +0000
  • Louise Walker
    signed 2025-12-17 10:19:59 +0000
    Save the beagles
  • Lorraine Feletti
    signed 2025-12-17 10:19:39 +0000
  • Barbara Roberts
    signed 2025-12-17 10:19:05 +0000
    The government need to be ashamed of themselves allowing this to happen. NOT ONLY for letting these pups be bred for such inhumane acts when our animals are suppose to be protected in the country ((ONLY WHEN IT SUITS ) AND secondly that these people did nothing wrong except save lives, are they really going to be put oshed for that?? SHAME. ON YOU!!!!!!
  • Hannah Swarbrick
    signed 2025-12-17 10:18:38 +0000
  • Claudia Achutti
    signed 2025-12-17 10:18:06 +0000
    This is an outrage. Restricting freedom and peaceful protest in the 21st century is unacceptable. Has England now become a country that gives a voice to those who oppress?


    It is unbelievable that factories and laboratories still exist that abuse and exploit innocent beings who have no voice. They have hearts. They have nervous systems. They feel pain. It is impossible to accept that there is so little compassion for animals who suffer in silence. We do not need this.


    The greatness of a nation, a person, a city, or a village is measured by how it treats animals. God placed us in this world to protect those who have no voice — the most vulnerable beings.


    For the love of God, what is being done to people who peacefully rescued these animals is absurd. These five young people who rescued the beagles should be released immediately. And the factories and laboratories that exploit animals should be shut down.


    Do not allow this injustice to continue. Peaceful protest is not a crime. Compassion is not a crime. Protecting life is not a crime.
  • Kelly Collier
    signed 2025-12-17 10:18:03 +0000
    Barbaric testing!! No need for it! Makes me sick to the stomach thinking about the pain they must be in
  • Lesley Chilvers
    signed 2025-12-17 10:16:51 +0000
    Thank you, this evilness must stop
  • Tj Dawson
    signed 2025-12-17 10:16:30 +0000
  • Kennedy Devereaux
    signed 2025-12-17 10:14:43 +0000
  • Floarea Floarea
    signed 2025-12-17 10:14:35 +0000
    Suntem în sec XxI,e inacceptabil sa se mai facă experimente pe animale,sa trăiască în chinuri doar pentru mofturile oamenilor.Animalele nu au cerut să se nască și nu au cerut să fie folosite că experimente.
  • Marcia Mascarenhas
    signed 2025-12-17 10:13:54 +0000
    Please. Sabe the beagles
  • Hilary Mitchell
    signed 2025-12-17 10:12:59 +0000
  • Jill Burtenshaw
    signed 2025-12-17 10:12:34 +0000
  • Caroline Bray
    signed 2025-12-17 10:12:33 +0000
  • Laura Shenton
    signed 2025-12-17 10:12:06 +0000