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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Emma Wares
    signed 2025-12-09 14:19:53 +0000
  • Lynn Spittle-Kendall
    signed 2025-12-09 14:19:31 +0000
  • Adrian Appley
    signed 2025-12-09 14:17:02 +0000
    Get rid of this sadistic hell hole.
  • Tamsin Stone
    signed 2025-12-09 14:15:58 +0000
  • Aimee Davis
    signed 2025-12-09 14:13:26 +0000
  • Magdalini Iordanidou
    signed 2025-12-09 14:13:03 +0000
    THEY ARE HEROES…NOT CRIMINALS.
  • Phila Hoopes
    signed 2025-12-09 14:11:29 +0000
  • Jennie
    signed 2025-12-09 14:08:19 +0000
  • Hilary Ross Ross
    signed 2025-12-09 14:01:37 +0000
  • Carole Pearl
    signed 2025-12-09 13:59:38 +0000
    Time to stop all animal torture, experiments, hunting, cruelty in all its devilish forms.
  • Lucy Martin
    signed 2025-12-09 13:59:25 +0000
  • Susan Hinton
    signed 2025-12-09 13:57:03 +0000
  • Janie Bailes
    signed 2025-12-09 13:55:49 +0000
  • Sam Pitt
    signed 2025-12-09 13:53:43 +0000
  • Amanda Winchester
    signed 2025-12-09 13:50:15 +0000
  • Aurelia Gouges
    signed 2025-12-09 13:49:03 +0000
  • Jenny Bowles
    signed 2025-12-09 13:43:09 +0000
    The cruel treatment of beagles needs to stop, I am disappointed that the RSPCA isn’t involved, because the way the beagles are treated is animal cruelty. We have no right to treat animals so badly.

    I admire all the brave people involved in freeing these dogs
  • Ray Lucking
    signed 2025-12-09 13:34:22 +0000
  • Hannah McQuade
    signed 2025-12-09 13:31:55 +0000
  • Gloria Ribeiro
    signed 2025-12-09 13:30:47 +0000
  • Helen Martin
    signed 2025-12-09 13:28:27 +0000
    How on earth is this still happening?! The home office needs to act, now. End this unnecessary and cruel suffering to these innocent Beagles who deserve nothing less than to be a loved family member.
  • Suzanne Hodgson
    signed 2025-12-09 13:21:48 +0000
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  • Jennaca Melo
    signed 2025-12-09 13:16:43 +0000
    Shut down MBR Acres
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