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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Adrian Devlin
    signed 2025-12-08 18:09:33 +0000
  • Susan Kyle
    signed 2025-12-08 18:09:27 +0000
  • Lisa Constable
    signed 2025-12-08 18:09:27 +0000
  • Bridget Guinness
    signed 2025-12-08 18:09:24 +0000
  • Gabriele Schaden
    signed 2025-12-08 18:09:12 +0000
  • John Riley
    signed 2025-12-08 18:08:53 +0000
  • Lyn Dent
    signed 2025-12-08 18:08:38 +0000
    No puppies should be used for animal testing. There are better ways. This is outdated and very wrong. It must stop.
  • Deborah Deakin
    signed 2025-12-08 18:08:30 +0000
  • Alison Yates
    signed 2025-12-08 18:08:25 +0000
  • Jonathan Beresford
    signed 2025-12-08 18:08:19 +0000
  • Dawn Griffiths
    signed 2025-12-08 18:08:08 +0000
  • April Woods
    signed 2025-12-08 18:08:06 +0000
    I am so upset about the worst humans in society doing wrong to all life, including beagles and all other animals, and all life like forests, oceans etc. We need to care for life, not destroy it.
  • Allison Holmes
    signed 2025-12-08 18:08:02 +0000
    Stop torturing these dogs!! It’s completely unethical and there is no valid justification for it..
  • Victoria Burgoyne
    signed 2025-12-08 18:07:48 +0000
  • Angela White
    signed 2025-12-08 18:07:24 +0000
    Please protect animal welfare and advocate investment into modern testing method
  • Paula Howard
    signed 2025-12-08 18:06:40 +0000
  • Stephanie Richards
    signed 2025-12-08 18:06:39 +0000
  • Shauna Healey
    signed 2025-12-08 18:06:39 +0000
  • Liz Mullaney
    signed 2025-12-08 18:06:37 +0000
  • Lesley Scrivener
    signed 2025-12-08 18:06:21 +0000
  • Karen Jenvey
    signed 2025-12-08 18:06:18 +0000
    Thank you to all the brave souls who are desperately trying to help the poor beagles trapped in the complete nightmare of animal testing. A crime against these totally and defenseless animals.
  • Imogen Froy-Michel
    signed 2025-12-08 18:06:18 +0000
  • Diane Lewis
    signed 2025-12-08 18:06:18 +0000
  • Suzanne Gilbert
    signed 2025-12-08 18:06:04 +0000
    Please do the right thing, we are a dog loving country, thank you!
  • Seychelle Brown
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