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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Ms Linda Newman
    signed 2026-06-10 13:35:38 +0100
  • Frankie Dean
    signed 2026-06-10 13:29:28 +0100
  • Rebecca Shadforth
    signed 2026-06-10 13:22:23 +0100
  • ilisa eichenbaum
    signed 2026-06-10 13:01:54 +0100
    Please shut them down!
  • Ivana Myburgh
    signed 2026-06-10 12:46:37 +0100
  • Eleanor Stacey-Stevens
    signed 2026-06-10 12:46:15 +0100
  • Summer Clarke
    signed 2026-06-10 12:44:15 +0100
  • amandadonkeys@gmail.co Miles
    signed 2026-06-10 11:23:27 +0100
  • Adele Taylor
    signed 2026-06-10 11:05:31 +0100
    Shut down MBR Acres and rehome the beagles. Abusing dogs and puppy farming dogs to sell to be abused needs to be made illegal. Dogs are intelligent, loving and trusting sentient companion animals who trust us to care for them. Alternative methods for testing need to be funded and animal testing needs to be abolished and made illegal. Free the beagles, every single one of the MBR beagles is loved and cared about by so many people worldwide who are aware of what they are going through and who are horrified by their suffering.
  • Joe Jones
    signed 2026-06-10 10:45:48 +0100
  • Federica Gargiulo
    signed 2026-06-10 10:35:50 +0100
  • Helen Sear
    signed 2026-06-10 09:44:23 +0100
  • Janja Vukelic
    signed 2026-06-10 08:59:53 +0100
  • Elaine Howser
    signed 2026-06-10 05:30:44 +0100
  • sofia ismail
    signed 2026-06-10 04:59:14 +0100
    FREE, SAVE ALL MBR and Remaining Ridglan Beaglessss!!!
  • Traeden Gill
    signed 2026-06-10 04:29:46 +0100
  • J P
    signed 2026-06-10 04:18:13 +0100
  • Yeung Kei Shun
    signed 2026-06-10 03:58:55 +0100
    FREE, SAVE ALL MBR and Remaining Ridglan Beaglessss!!!


    To the Management/Responsible Parties,


    I am writing to express my deepest concern and strongest opposition regarding the ongoing use of Beagles in MBR and Ridglan laboratory testing at your facility.


    “They give us absolute love, but we exploit their kindness. We lock them in freezing cages and force-feed them drugs until they die. This isn’t science. It’s a betrayal of life.”


    THEY FEEL FEAR! THEY FEEL COMFORT! THEY FEEL PAIN!


    Furthermore, the scientific validity of canine testing is increasingly flawed. Due to significant physiological and metabolic differences between species, over 90% of drugs that pass animal trials fail in human clinical trials.

    Today, cutting-edge alternatives such as organs-on-chips, advanced human cell cultures, and computer modeling offer higher accuracy and safety for human health without the need for animal cruelty.


    The global scientific community is actively moving away from animal testing. We strongly urge your organization to align with modern ethical and scientific standards by immediately halting all dog testing and investing in humane, non-animal research technologies.


    Beagles belong in loving homes, not in laboratory cages.

    SAVE MBR, RIDGLAN BEAGLESSS!! STOP ANIMALS TESTING!!!!

    SHUT DOWN ALL TESTING FACILITIES!!!
  • Wong Wai Man
    signed 2026-06-10 03:56:44 +0100
    FREE, SAVE ALL MBR and Remaining Ridglan Beaglessss!!!


    To the Management/Responsible Parties,


    I am writing to express my deepest concern and strongest opposition regarding the ongoing use of Beagles in MBR and Ridglan laboratory testing at your facility.


    “They give us absolute love, but we exploit their kindness. We lock them in freezing cages and force-feed them drugs until they die. This isn’t science. It’s a betrayal of life.”


    THEY FEEL FEAR! THEY FEEL COMFORT! THEY FEEL PAIN!


    Furthermore, the scientific validity of canine testing is increasingly flawed. Due to significant physiological and metabolic differences between species, over 90% of drugs that pass animal trials fail in human clinical trials.

    Today, cutting-edge alternatives such as organs-on-chips, advanced human cell cultures, and computer modeling offer higher accuracy and safety for human health without the need for animal cruelty.


    The global scientific community is actively moving away from animal testing. We strongly urge your organization to align with modern ethical and scientific standards by immediately halting all dog testing and investing in humane, non-animal research technologies.


    Beagles belong in loving homes, not in laboratory cages.

    SAVE MBR, RIDGLAN BEAGLESSS!! STOP ANIMALS TESTING!!!!

    SHUT DOWN ALL TESTING FACILITIES!!!
  • Diane Rockafellow
    signed 2026-06-10 03:17:25 +0100
  • Aliyah Parker
    signed 2026-06-10 02:49:47 +0100
    Animals shouldn’t suffer for us selfish human beings, especially if there truly is no need to. All these animals can feel, just like we can. They aren’t toys, they are actual LIVES. Lives that have feelings, emotion, opinions, awareness, so why should we torture them? We are the monsters, but there are still good people out here that can overcome and become stronger than these sick people, like the people that CHOOSE to test on animals, and the animals dont have a choice. Seems pretty unfair. We will win this. #STOPANIMALCRUELTY!!
  • Caylie Flores
    signed 2026-06-10 01:42:14 +0100
  • Julie MacLeod
    signed 2026-06-10 01:28:28 +0100
  • Alan Raczkowski
    signed 2026-06-10 01:04:06 +0100
  • Jayne Craven
    signed 2026-06-10 00:52:43 +0100
    How do you sleep at night, you monsters?
  • Evgenia Volenko
    signed 2026-06-10 00:36:25 +0100
  • Danielle Artiga
    signed 2026-06-10 00:27:15 +0100
  • Rebecca Norman
    signed 2026-06-10 00:26:33 +0100
  • eva thompson
    signed 2026-06-09 23:52:16 +0100
    I had a beagle, her name was poppy, she died in november 2025 and all i can think about now is how she could have been treated if she was never mine. SAVE THE DOGS.
  • Sarah Ramsey
    signed 2026-06-09 23:34:51 +0100