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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Sadie Skyles
    signed 2025-12-16 15:18:57 +0000
  • Marie Madelli
    signed 2025-12-16 15:18:21 +0000
    This horrific treatment of animals must and it’s all about making money and suffering of animals. How do these people sleep at night?
  • heidi abramyk
    signed 2025-12-16 15:17:45 +0000
  • Kevin Lee
    signed 2025-12-16 15:16:32 +0000
  • Dawn Cox Dawn Cox
    signed 2025-12-16 15:16:02 +0000
  • Joanne adams
    signed 2025-12-16 15:15:43 +0000
    Shut the place down and save these poor dogs
  • Elinor Meier
    signed 2025-12-16 15:14:57 +0000
  • Vuk Valcic
    signed 2025-12-16 15:14:53 +0000
  • Leslie Just
    signed 2025-12-16 15:14:36 +0000
  • William Gordon
    signed 2025-12-16 15:13:39 +0000
  • Anita Joy
    signed 2025-12-16 15:13:21 +0000
  • Ylva Alisøy
    signed 2025-12-16 15:13:16 +0000
  • Isobel Muir
    signed 2025-12-16 15:13:06 +0000
    Absolutely ridiculous in this day and age there’s still experimenting on animals.
  • Kate Terrett
    signed 2025-12-16 15:13:00 +0000
  • Cynthia Tarrant
    signed 2025-12-16 15:13:00 +0000
  • Yasmin Bemath
    signed 2025-12-16 15:12:07 +0000
  • Lewie McLauchlin
    signed 2025-12-16 15:10:43 +0000
  • Alice Manchip
    signed 2025-12-16 15:09:35 +0000
  • Samuel Barnes
    signed 2025-12-16 15:09:17 +0000
  • Anniina Karsikas
    signed 2025-12-16 15:09:13 +0000
  • Mandy Grant
    signed 2025-12-16 15:08:31 +0000
  • Deborah O’Reilly
    signed 2025-12-16 15:08:13 +0000
    I don’t want animals to suffer for so called medical advances- whether they might benefit me or not.
  • Ed Wiltshire
    signed 2025-12-16 15:07:34 +0000
  • Denise Fuller Denise Fuller
    signed 2025-12-16 15:07:13 +0000
    Cruel and unnecessary. Purely driven by money
  • Märta Sternang
    signed 2025-12-16 15:06:30 +0000
  • Inger Berntsen
    signed 2025-12-16 15:05:47 +0000
  • Alfie Hall
    signed 2025-12-16 15:05:11 +0000
  • Romily Davies
    signed 2025-12-16 15:03:26 +0000
  • Jackie Pickard
    signed 2025-12-16 15:02:44 +0000
    Disgusting treatment of living, innocent animals
  • Lynne Richards
    signed 2025-12-16 14:58:02 +0000