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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Virginie Pawlak
    signed 2026-03-16 00:37:53 +0000
    FREE THE BEAGLES ! STOP THE TORTURE !
  • Jan Dixon
    signed 2026-03-16 00:36:08 +0000
    We are in 2026—have we really learned nothing? These poor animals are forced to endure pain and misery hour after hour for the rest of their lives. It’s heartbreaking. Thank goodness activists have stepped in and saved some of those beagles, but this should never be happening in the first place.
  • Ciera Pedroza
    signed 2026-03-16 00:33:06 +0000
  • Jeina Cromby
    signed 2026-03-16 00:30:58 +0000
  • Karezza Calderon
    signed 2026-03-16 00:30:32 +0000
    I hope all those poor puppies can find a loving and safe home ♥️
  • Bella Watson
    signed 2026-03-16 00:27:46 +0000
  • Bridget Joyce
    signed 2026-03-16 00:26:25 +0000
  • Troy Rowell
    signed 2026-03-16 00:23:35 +0000
  • Valerie Carolan
    signed 2026-03-16 00:18:46 +0000
  • Charlotte Wright
    signed 2026-03-16 00:18:32 +0000
  • Victoria Smith
    signed 2026-03-16 00:17:30 +0000
  • Miah Montes
    signed 2026-03-16 00:10:46 +0000
  • Elaine Tyler
    signed 2026-03-16 00:10:34 +0000
  • Joanna Cummins
    signed 2026-03-16 00:10:28 +0000
  • Wahyu Gautama
    signed 2026-03-16 00:09:07 +0000
  • Lynne Morton
    signed 2026-03-15 23:58:30 +0000
    There is no need for this barbaric outdated torture in this day and age
  • Paul Cumberbirch
    signed 2026-03-15 23:54:43 +0000
  • Selena Wren
    signed 2026-03-15 23:54:02 +0000
  • Ashley Mendez
    signed 2026-03-15 23:49:53 +0000
    They need a voice too! So let’s be their voices
  • Nikki Moyer
    signed 2026-03-15 23:49:25 +0000
    Please stop abusing these animals. They have heart beats, too. There’s other ways for testing.
  • Juliana Silverstone
    signed 2026-03-15 23:46:58 +0000
    Please stop the abuse
  • Ceili Smyth-Bates
    signed 2026-03-15 23:46:26 +0000
    This is barbaric and evil, stop this cruelty!!
  • Ross Napier
    signed 2026-03-15 23:40:06 +0000
  • Jane Gale
    signed 2026-03-15 23:32:58 +0000
    Stop animal testing these animals are sentinal beings this does not have to be done in this day and age.
  • Klaudia Sobol
    signed 2026-03-15 23:30:16 +0000
  • Rebecca Foxall
    signed 2026-03-15 23:29:06 +0000
  • Keila Orejuela
    signed 2026-03-15 23:17:16 +0000
  • Penny Thompson
    signed 2026-03-15 23:09:12 +0000
  • Edna Cohen
    signed 2026-03-15 23:07:23 +0000
  • Kaz Savage
    signed 2026-03-15 23:03:19 +0000