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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Denise Miller
    signed 2025-12-06 07:57:50 +0000
  • Pauline Pawsey
    signed 2025-12-06 07:57:15 +0000
  • Kelly Wilson
    signed 2025-12-06 07:55:24 +0000
  • Leni Wittig
    signed 2025-12-06 07:48:27 +0000
  • James Raby
    signed 2025-12-06 07:44:56 +0000
    This is a national disgrace – as a nation of supposed dog lovers we should hang our heads in shame
  • Julia Tomlinson
    signed 2025-12-06 07:43:37 +0000
    Stop thiscruelty
  • L Stevenson
    signed 2025-12-06 07:40:38 +0000
  • Heather Roddick
    signed 2025-12-06 07:36:52 +0000
  • Mark Penman
    signed 2025-12-06 07:28:29 +0000
    The overal treatment of animals by humans is disgusting. How we can choose to ignore it shows what type of beings we are. If you want me to have even a slither of hope or respect for my kind do the right thing.
  • Nichola Mullen-King
    signed 2025-12-06 07:25:02 +0000
  • Trevor Ellis
    signed 2025-12-06 07:15:09 +0000
  • Dragus Mario
    signed 2025-12-06 07:10:14 +0000
  • Sylvia Hopkins
    signed 2025-12-06 06:40:24 +0000
  • Michelle Welsh
    signed 2025-12-06 06:36:28 +0000
  • Ian O'Reilly
    signed 2025-12-06 06:13:24 +0000
    Animal Testing is an abhorrent and outdated practice that has no place in modern science. MBR Acres, in particular, is a horrific institution with a long history of neglect and abuse. It is shameful to all of us that such places still exist.
  • Dale Mellis
    signed 2025-12-06 06:12:56 +0000
  • Nicole Barnes
    signed 2025-12-06 06:10:56 +0000
  • Lee Hepworth
    signed 2025-12-06 06:10:32 +0000
  • Linzi Nudd
    signed 2025-12-06 06:05:53 +0000
  • Karen Rushton
    signed 2025-12-06 05:50:52 +0000
  • Hazel Cheeseman
    signed 2025-12-06 05:45:32 +0000
  • Hilary Reilly
    signed 2025-12-06 05:23:01 +0000
    There is no place for this kind of animal cruelty and abuse in the 21st century
  • M. Kaminski
    signed 2025-12-06 05:15:42 +0000
    Stop this!
  • Annette Price
    signed 2025-12-06 05:10:40 +0000
  • Karen Bussell
    signed 2025-12-06 05:09:40 +0000
  • Chelsea Chelsea
    signed 2025-12-06 05:05:19 +0000
    This should never be a thing absolutely vile!! Thank you for all your hard work in trying to rescue these babies hopefully one day law will be on your side and this will be a thing of the past!!
  • Gaihel D’Antilio
    signed 2025-12-06 05:04:34 +0000
    We are evolved human beings and need to stop the cruelty toward non humans.
  • Lyndsey Dubois
    signed 2025-12-06 04:47:02 +0000
  • Jallil Ettarfaoui
    signed 2025-12-06 04:33:59 +0000
  • Tanya Butcher
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