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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Yasmin Clarke
    signed 2026-03-15 08:37:59 +0000
  • Kim Marland
    signed 2026-03-15 08:36:10 +0000
    I am appalled that this is still going on in a civilised, animal loving country!
  • Gabriela Martínez
    signed 2026-03-15 08:35:51 +0000
  • Heather C
    signed 2026-03-15 08:32:50 +0000
  • Kiera Thornton
    signed 2026-03-15 08:30:20 +0000
  • Marie Evans
    signed 2026-03-15 08:25:33 +0000
  • Rachael Frost
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  • Devanjana Majumdar
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    signed 2026-03-15 08:21:09 +0000
  • Leelou Bruneau
    signed 2026-03-15 08:16:53 +0000
  • Michaela Cooney
    signed 2026-03-15 08:16:45 +0000
  • Zuzana Kaliňáková
    signed 2026-03-15 08:16:12 +0000
  • Ruby Faizal
    signed 2026-03-15 08:12:40 +0000
  • Alana Bremner
    signed 2026-03-15 08:07:23 +0000
  • Katy Chown
    signed 2026-03-15 08:02:00 +0000
  • Jodie Botschan
    signed 2026-03-15 08:00:57 +0000
  • Peter Jutten
    signed 2026-03-15 07:53:37 +0000
    Save the beagles
  • Melanie Morgenstern
    signed 2026-03-15 07:53:29 +0000
  • Sian Harrison- Yale
    signed 2026-03-15 07:49:06 +0000
    Hope we manage to get this horrific place shut down !
  • Michelle Gray
    signed 2026-03-15 07:48:26 +0000
  • Trudie Maxim
    signed 2026-03-15 07:45:27 +0000
  • Nicoló Scarnera
    signed 2026-03-15 07:45:23 +0000
  • Stephen Paul
    signed 2026-03-15 07:44:04 +0000
  • Gabriella Padalino Gabriella Padalino
    signed 2026-03-15 07:43:09 +0000
  • Debbie Wyatt
    signed 2026-03-15 07:42:59 +0000
    Just STOP all Animal Testing it Barbaric Outdated and Evil.
  • Wendy Silk
    signed 2026-03-15 07:39:49 +0000
    Shut down this house of horrors & Stop animal testing. Save the Beautiful Beagle dogs, its horrific they are being bred for experiments.
  • Jason Mellor
    signed 2026-03-15 07:39:10 +0000
  • Lucy Davies
    signed 2026-03-15 07:33:42 +0000
  • Darshan L
    signed 2026-03-15 07:24:43 +0000
    Shut down mbr acers
  • Cheyenne Godinez
    signed 2026-03-15 07:24:16 +0000
    Stop animal testing :(