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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • 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
  • Demelza White
    signed 2026-06-09 23:22:53 +0100
  • Sarah Hey
    signed 2026-06-09 23:06:41 +0100
  • Kate Symons
    signed 2026-06-09 23:03:29 +0100
  • Charlotte Charlotte
    signed 2026-06-09 23:03:14 +0100
  • Lucie Palašová
    signed 2026-06-09 22:23:28 +0100
  • Marie Blackstad
    signed 2026-06-09 22:15:15 +0100
    Stop this is completely unnecessary to do in this age
  • Natalie Barnes
    signed 2026-06-09 21:52:29 +0100
  • Mari Owen
    signed 2026-06-09 21:43:26 +0100
  • Sandra Parsons
    signed 2026-06-09 21:43:22 +0100
    Stop inflicting this cruelty onto innocent animals , and the people working in that establishment should be ashamed of themselves, keeping this torture going day by day !

    Save the Beagles !!!!!
  • Kieran Hunt
    signed 2026-06-09 21:39:19 +0100
  • Laurence Dubey
    signed 2026-06-09 21:28:39 +0100
  • Caroline Waugh
    signed 2026-06-09 21:26:49 +0100
  • Catherine Hancock
    signed 2026-06-09 21:12:54 +0100
    Please stop all this violence and cruelty to these gorgeous animals they deserve a loving home not locked in a cage waiting to be tortured
  • Abbie Stewart
    signed 2026-06-09 20:47:20 +0100
  • Emma Foreman
    signed 2026-06-09 20:46:59 +0100
  • Debra Evans
    signed 2026-06-09 20:32:28 +0100
  • Elea Langlet
    signed 2026-06-09 20:12:18 +0100
  • Carol Richardson
    signed 2026-06-09 20:04:10 +0100
  • Melisa Montoya
    signed 2026-06-09 19:57:05 +0100