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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Linda McGrath
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  • Gemma Nowrie
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  • Ian Howat
    signed 2025-12-01 21:37:38 +0000
    Anything that is to be learned through the torture of animals is nothing worth learning. End the abuse
  • Niamh Hume
    signed 2025-12-01 21:36:51 +0000
  • Sofía Gómez-Landero Cornás
    signed 2025-12-01 21:36:35 +0000
  • Heather Fodden
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  • chlo wise
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  • Jess Turner
    signed 2025-12-01 21:35:03 +0000
    Save the babies
  • Eduard Raducanu
    signed 2025-12-01 21:34:36 +0000
    YOU DEVILS WILL PAY FOR YOUR SINS
  • Laura Daniells
    signed 2025-12-01 21:33:54 +0000
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  • Eloise Atkins
    signed 2025-12-01 21:33:11 +0000
  • Delia Timpy
    signed 2025-12-01 21:32:56 +0000
    This is just heartbreakingly cruel and disgusting. The fact there are alternatives that are just if not more effective to use now with modern technology. If you wouldn’t want to be tested on, why allow for the suffering of others. Is it because they can’t speak or can’t fight back? It’s maddening that in 2025 these governments can’t let go of inhumane and unjust practices like these. It’s embarrassing for humanity. Do better.
  • Julie Butler
    signed 2025-12-01 21:32:40 +0000
  • Jutta Walsh
    signed 2025-12-01 21:32:28 +0000
    There is no value in torturing animals in the name of research. Animals are not people 🤮
  • zoe slabbinck
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  • Joanne Bell
    signed 2025-12-01 21:32:20 +0000
    There really is no need for this cruelty!