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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Paul Booker
    signed 2025-12-06 16:53:21 +0000
  • Maiken Sand
    signed 2025-12-06 16:45:28 +0000
  • Colin Brooks
    signed 2025-12-06 16:44:43 +0000
  • Jessica Miracola
    signed 2025-12-06 16:39:09 +0000
  • Susan Gilbert
    signed 2025-12-06 16:37:57 +0000
  • Julie Botham
    signed 2025-12-06 16:37:05 +0000
  • Jane Wiseman
    signed 2025-12-06 16:35:27 +0000
  • Antonia Stephanides-Symes
    signed 2025-12-06 16:33:51 +0000
    Egregious,obnoxious unthinkable cruelty to defenceless beings who have no voice.
  • David Dunn
    signed 2025-12-06 16:22:51 +0000
  • Lynn Dunn
    signed 2025-12-06 16:22:38 +0000
    Well done guys 🙏
  • Mathilde Schneider
    signed 2025-12-06 16:17:18 +0000
  • Marc Gaudet
    signed 2025-12-06 16:17:00 +0000
  • Christine Young
    signed 2025-12-06 16:13:15 +0000
  • Brunet François
    signed 2025-12-06 16:11:14 +0000
    Stop à l’expérimentation animale, stop à la barbarie au nom du bien-être de l’homme
  • Linda Hesselbach
    signed 2025-12-06 16:10:57 +0000
  • Shady Heredia
    signed 2025-12-06 16:08:56 +0000
  • Lucy Butcher
    signed 2025-12-06 16:04:10 +0000
  • Samantha Wittek
    signed 2025-12-06 15:58:14 +0000
  • Joanne white
    signed 2025-12-06 15:53:42 +0000
  • Jayne Bateman
    signed 2025-12-06 15:53:14 +0000
  • Nicola Balson
    signed 2025-12-06 15:52:30 +0000
    Just, why? Get some convicted rapists or child abusers out of jail & test on them
  • Linda Tatchell
    signed 2025-12-06 15:49:36 +0000
  • Clare Edwards
    signed 2025-12-06 15:42:27 +0000
  • Lynne Mary Jones
    signed 2025-12-06 15:30:49 +0000
  • gaynor perkins
    signed 2025-12-06 15:30:23 +0000
    Animal testing is just not acceptable, there are high quality medical organisations testing without animals and all testing should be animal -free. the suffering is horrendous, and the people trying to rescue these poor, defenceless and abused animals are caring and brave people, bringing this barbaric testing into the public arena and doing their utmost to get these torture laboratories closed down, and for the public to wake up to these unacceptable practices.
  • Nicholas Crompton Nicholas Crompton
    signed 2025-12-06 15:29:03 +0000
  • Omar Francisco Bojalil Sabbagh
    signed 2025-12-06 15:17:10 +0000
    Please with dignity stop this cruelty.
  • David Smith
    signed 2025-12-06 15:17:00 +0000
  • Joanne Rockingham
    signed 2025-12-06 15:12:10 +0000
  • Susan French
    signed 2025-12-06 15:08:46 +0000