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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Rachel Galway
    signed 2025-12-03 17:10:13 +0000
  • Atlanta Jackson
    signed 2025-12-03 17:09:06 +0000
  • Ellie Irvine
    signed 2025-12-03 17:08:30 +0000
  • Kate Pye
    signed 2025-12-03 17:07:05 +0000
    Animal testing should be banned.
  • Neil Sherring
    signed 2025-12-03 17:04:47 +0000
  • Kathryn Clarke
    signed 2025-12-03 17:03:29 +0000
  • Leila Morby
    signed 2025-12-03 17:01:49 +0000
  • Deborah Davis
    signed 2025-12-03 16:58:53 +0000
    Save the puppies
  • Amanda Dawkins
    signed 2025-12-03 16:58:36 +0000
  • Sarah Pearce
    signed 2025-12-03 16:56:54 +0000
    Shut it down.!
  • Eric Davies
    signed 2025-12-03 16:56:52 +0000
  • Mike Ross
    signed 2025-12-03 16:52:04 +0000
  • Hannah Doherty
    signed 2025-12-03 16:49:03 +0000
  • Tuana Tutus
    signed 2025-12-03 16:48:46 +0000
  • leah donaldson
    signed 2025-12-03 16:48:13 +0000
  • Lesley Middleton
    signed 2025-12-03 16:46:15 +0000
  • Harriet Steinfeldt
    signed 2025-12-03 16:44:54 +0000
  • Lorraine Sorrell
    signed 2025-12-03 16:44:23 +0000
  • Sonia no McGeough
    signed 2025-12-03 16:41:18 +0000
  • Debbie McBroom
    signed 2025-12-03 16:40:38 +0000
  • Angela Moore
    signed 2025-12-03 16:38:14 +0000
  • Geraldine Lloyd
    signed 2025-12-03 16:35:11 +0000
  • Bev High
    signed 2025-12-03 16:30:22 +0000
  • Rianne Lauren
    signed 2025-12-03 16:30:15 +0000
  • Elizabeth Hayward
    signed 2025-12-03 16:30:08 +0000
  • Freddy Gibson
    signed 2025-12-03 16:29:42 +0000
  • Eleanor Ewart
    signed 2025-12-03 16:27:41 +0000
    This has to stop, we have a beautiful Beagle Jj, he is 7 years old now and has been on tablets for epilepsy for all his life. He is a beautiful, friendly, sometimes a bit naughty re food , but wouldn’t have him any other way. These dogs need more respect and this has to be stopped.
  • Anne Appleyard
    signed 2025-12-03 16:27:30 +0000
  • Elaine Penycate
    signed 2025-12-03 16:26:23 +0000
    I wonder if any of the people involved with the terrible treatment and pain of these dogs have pets themselves? I have been supporting the ban for over 50 years and was a member of the British Union Against Vivisection and now other bodies fighting for this to end. How much longer will these people persist when there are other methods which do not need animals. Anyone who stands up to these evil people has my full support. The rescue of the puppies was supported by all animal lovers. Have these people forgotten that these are sentient beings and God did not create them to be tortured and used in this way. I wish the rescuers my heartfelt best wishes.
  • Kyle Samuelson
    signed 2025-12-03 16:22:20 +0000