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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Charlotte Schembri
    signed 2025-12-02 22:59:04 +0000
  • Rebecca Cargill
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  • Clara Lowry
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  • Alva Detterström
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  • Fiona Krasniqi
    signed 2025-12-02 22:57:40 +0000
    I am against a animal

    Cruelty
  • Victoria Obrien
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  • Sarah-Emmanuelle King
    signed 2025-12-02 22:53:55 +0000
  • Suzanne Brady
    signed 2025-12-02 22:53:43 +0000
    animal testing is cruel and holds back scientific progress. It’s completely unacceptable and indefencible.
  • James Hepburn
    signed 2025-12-02 22:51:02 +0000
  • Imogen Budd
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  • karen fox
    signed 2025-12-02 22:37:17 +0000
  • Rona Rowan
    signed 2025-12-02 22:36:15 +0000
    what a sick evil sadistic world we live in. Please save these dogs and stop animal testing.
  • Lorraine Wherrett
    signed 2025-12-02 22:35:59 +0000
  • Adam Bell
    signed 2025-12-02 22:35:48 +0000
  • Georgia Walklate
    signed 2025-12-02 22:35:24 +0000
  • Rebekah Brown-Wiseman
    signed 2025-12-02 22:35:22 +0000
    Think of yourself in their eyes and vote AGAINST animal testing aka Auschwitz
  • Charlotte millard
    signed 2025-12-02 22:35:06 +0000
    Shut down this place. A human doing the right thing and owning it with their heart is not illegal… torturing animals should be. Make it make sense!!! Get rid of animal testing completely including MBR Acres. SHUT IT DOWN! Let’s start by saving these beautiful Beagles❤️
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