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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Naoise Sealy
    signed 2025-12-06 17:38:24 +0000
  • Sukanya Ganesh
    signed 2025-12-06 17:36:46 +0000
  • Pauline Jones
    signed 2025-12-06 17:32:24 +0000
  • Pam Gapper
    signed 2025-12-06 17:27:45 +0000
  • Rhona Attwood
    signed 2025-12-06 17:26:44 +0000
    Stop this now
  • raine mille raine mille
    signed 2025-12-06 17:25:55 +0000
  • Andrea Hunt
    signed 2025-12-06 17:22:29 +0000
  • Jane kimber
    signed 2025-12-06 17:21:36 +0000
  • Di Brown
    signed 2025-12-06 17:21:08 +0000
  • Kirsty Holland
    signed 2025-12-06 17:20:37 +0000
  • Desiree Remmie
    signed 2025-12-06 17:20:35 +0000
    There just isn’t a need for animal testing abuse. All testing facilities should be closed forever and outlawed. These young rescuers are heros . They did what needed to be done to save these innocent beings and bring attention to the cruel and unnecessary horror that must be eliminated. Who are the real criminals here? It’s not the saviors of the beagles who are committing crimes against nature and humanity, it’s the industry claiming that torturing these sweet creatures is necessary. Lies for profit. Free these brave young heros and show the world inhumane treatment of the innocent won’t be accepted any longer. Do what is right and save all the beagles and their rescuers. You must end up on the right side of this or you’ll be remembered forever in history as those unwilling to change wrongs into rights and allowing evil to triumph because that’s what happens when good men and women do nothing. I ask, which side do you want to tell your children, grandchildren and great grandchildren you were on. Free them all!
  • Adrian Poole
    signed 2025-12-06 17:14:14 +0000
  • Mary Houghton
    signed 2025-12-06 17:10:08 +0000
  • Pauline Dove
    signed 2025-12-06 17:00:26 +0000
  • Linzi Hill
    signed 2025-12-06 16:55:47 +0000
  • Lesley Taylor
    signed 2025-12-06 16:53:51 +0000
  • 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