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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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.

193,011 signatures

Will you sign?

Showing 133336 reactions

  • Zoe Oates
    signed 2026-03-15 12:17:30 +0000
  • Julia Dominy
    signed 2026-03-15 12:16:25 +0000
  • Lisa Guilliod
    signed 2026-03-15 12:10:40 +0000
  • Veena Prakash
    signed 2026-03-15 12:08:40 +0000
  • Lauren Deeks
    signed 2026-03-15 12:07:44 +0000
  • Isobel Allen
    signed 2026-03-15 12:07:05 +0000
    How could you be so cruel? They’re living beings, dogs at that. I know people have cognitive dissonance and a pig or a cow might not mean as much to some people. Dogs to a lot of people are family and they’re being tortured, abused and neglected. Sort it out. Free the heroes.
  • Mrliz Osman
    signed 2026-03-15 12:05:26 +0000
  • Annabelle watts
    signed 2026-03-15 12:00:57 +0000
  • Lee Jenkins
    signed 2026-03-15 11:58:40 +0000
  • Roper Orick
    signed 2026-03-15 11:54:20 +0000
  • Kamila Zietek
    signed 2026-03-15 11:51:52 +0000
  • Alice Willoughby
    signed 2026-03-15 11:47:20 +0000
  • Joanne Lawton
    signed 2026-03-15 11:38:38 +0000
  • Carys Scruton
    signed 2026-03-15 11:35:55 +0000
  • Dana Ortiz
    signed 2026-03-15 11:35:37 +0000
  • Cate Anstie
    signed 2026-03-15 11:31:29 +0000
  • Phil Haywood
    signed 2026-03-15 11:30:52 +0000
    Animal testing is unnecessary and a blight on our country and values. Stop it immediately. No more excuses.
  • Nicola Aspinall
    signed 2026-03-15 11:28:29 +0000
  • Stella Piironen
    signed 2026-03-15 11:26:08 +0000
  • Lynne Jones
    signed 2026-03-15 11:23:13 +0000
  • Gabriela Toledo
    signed 2026-03-15 11:19:13 +0000
  • Rachel Stamps
    signed 2026-03-15 11:13:56 +0000
    Omg. Let the humans live like this. This is the uk, we are well behind science experiments un like the us and alike. We have dogs and other animals as pets which make our house a home. ( sometimes I wish this was the us coz I would have a gun license) no guessing where i would be having a shoot out.

    Disgusting 🫣 I hope and prey the scum that support this rot in hell.
  • Nathan Jones
    signed 2026-03-15 11:11:58 +0000
  • Pihoo Yagnik
    signed 2026-03-15 11:06:22 +0000
  • Pauline Birchall
    signed 2026-03-15 11:04:02 +0000
    There is no need for this disgraceful, outdated practice. There are alternatives, that do not need the cruelty of animal use in this day and age.

    The government should be closing down all of these facilities and their related premises.

    Animal testing should be outlawed.
  • Isobel Ranzetta
    signed 2026-03-15 11:01:11 +0000
  • Saphire Mullins
    signed 2026-03-15 11:01:00 +0000
  • Trev Wilson
    signed 2026-03-15 10:59:45 +0000
  • Vidusini Nawagamuwa
    signed 2026-03-15 10:57:05 +0000
  • Melek Göncüoğlu
    signed 2026-03-15 10:54:28 +0000