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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • hayley barbet
    signed 2025-12-16 12:28:52 +0000
  • John Collins
    signed 2025-12-16 12:23:44 +0000
    Barbaric.
  • pat booth
    signed 2025-12-16 12:15:13 +0000
  • Jonathan Knight
    signed 2025-12-16 12:03:34 +0000
    This is cruelty at the highest level. These people should be in prison
  • Janet Cobham
    signed 2025-12-16 11:57:05 +0000
  • Terry Flavin
    signed 2025-12-16 11:48:05 +0000
  • Lesley Findler
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  • Rita Davis
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  • Eirwen Thomas
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  • Carol Marshall
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  • Clare Vannon
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  • Janet Bevan
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  • Charlotte Bradshaw
    signed 2025-12-16 11:14:11 +0000
  • R Wynne
    signed 2025-12-16 11:11:29 +0000
  • Debbie Collett
    signed 2025-12-16 11:07:56 +0000
  • Bonita Dinsdale
    signed 2025-12-16 11:02:08 +0000
  • Jo Ball
    signed 2025-12-16 11:01:59 +0000
  • shirley moffatt
    signed 2025-12-16 10:48:38 +0000
  • Anita Leleu
    signed 2025-12-16 10:41:31 +0000
  • Marie Ffrench
    signed 2025-12-16 10:38:38 +0000
  • Elizabeth wolfenden
    signed 2025-12-16 10:34:11 +0000
    Stop ✋️ now horrendous cruelty!
  • Phillippa Hilsden
    signed 2025-12-16 10:24:09 +0000
  • Anne Chilton
    signed 2025-12-16 10:23:08 +0000
    Get animal charities involved not greed for humans. Now asap
  • Jennifer Parry
    signed 2025-12-16 10:22:11 +0000
  • Denise williams
    signed 2025-12-16 10:13:10 +0000
  • Yvonne maria Mcghee
    signed 2025-12-16 10:06:05 +0000
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    signed 2025-12-16 10:03:39 +0000
  • Jackie Johnston
    signed 2025-12-16 10:00:49 +0000
  • Pat Mack
    signed 2025-12-16 09:54:52 +0000
    I thought this disgusting torture had stopped years ago. Do they realise these people are twisted, cruel, heartless individuals who torture dogs and enjoy doing so. What does that say about their attitude to the rest of human and animal-kind???
  • Chris Greenhill
    signed 2025-12-16 09:54:31 +0000