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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Jennifer Facey
    signed 2025-12-01 23:44:02 +0000
  • francesca young
    signed 2025-12-01 23:41:54 +0000
  • L Colley
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  • Jasmin Williams
    signed 2025-12-01 23:41:19 +0000
  • Laura Halinen
    signed 2025-12-01 23:40:00 +0000
  • Debbie aldred
    signed 2025-12-01 23:39:33 +0000
  • Harry Broudie
    signed 2025-12-01 23:39:26 +0000
  • Patricia Cunniff
    signed 2025-12-01 23:39:22 +0000
    This has to stop..
  • Emma Winfield
    signed 2025-12-01 23:39:18 +0000
  • Michelle Johnson
    signed 2025-12-01 23:39:16 +0000
  • Caroline Moran
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  • Hayley Ginniver
    signed 2025-12-01 23:37:28 +0000
  • Helen Allen
    signed 2025-12-01 23:35:54 +0000
    Can’t believe the UK still allow this abhorrent abuse of these poor animals. Sickening!
  • Hilary Bell
    signed 2025-12-01 23:35:49 +0000
  • Lucy Mojica
    signed 2025-12-01 23:35:40 +0000
  • Gemma Edwards
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  • Debby Abbott
    signed 2025-12-01 23:35:08 +0000
  • Alexandra Berliner
    signed 2025-12-01 23:34:46 +0000
    For justice. No place for animal cruelty.
  • Aibhe Berry
    signed 2025-12-01 23:34:11 +0000
  • Tracy Gall
    signed 2025-12-01 23:33:47 +0000
  • Kiran Challa
    signed 2025-12-01 23:33:47 +0000
    I will not support a world or a government where true criminals get lesser time and people doing good get any time at all. This is the most absurd thing I’ve heard in a while. And we call this a civilized society. Governments represent us – not the other way around . Never forget that . Get your shit together .
  • Flora van de Walle
    signed 2025-12-01 23:33:15 +0000
  • Louise Ansell
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  • A Archer
    signed 2025-12-01 23:30:52 +0000
  • Sue Woodward
    signed 2025-12-01 23:30:21 +0000
    This is disgusting in this day and she the people doing this should hang there heads in shame how dare they treat these dogs like this they are feeling creatures
  • Nadia Mikunda
    signed 2025-12-01 23:30:06 +0000
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