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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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.

193,201 signatures

Will you sign?

Showing 133468 reactions

  • Adrian De Los Rios M
    signed 2025-12-01 14:33:52 +0000
  • Lydia
    signed 2025-12-01 14:33:36 +0000
  • Sandra van
    signed 2025-12-01 14:32:53 +0000
  • Cato Jensma
    signed 2025-12-01 14:32:45 +0000
    heartbreaking, thanks for your noble work
  • Imogen Hillis
    signed 2025-12-01 14:31:44 +0000
  • sophia bolton
    signed 2025-12-01 14:31:28 +0000
  • Carla Blom
    signed 2025-12-01 14:30:36 +0000
  • Aurora De Blas
    signed 2025-12-01 14:30:36 +0000
  • Dulce Sousa
    signed 2025-12-01 14:30:35 +0000
  • jackie gjeli
    signed 2025-12-01 14:30:29 +0000
  • Meghna Jyrwa
    signed 2025-12-01 14:29:55 +0000
    FIGHT AGAINST ANIMAL CRUELTY!!!
  • Maria Sol Hernandez
    signed 2025-12-01 14:29:39 +0000
  • Jennifer Brown
    signed 2025-12-01 14:29:26 +0000
  • Glyn Williams
    signed 2025-12-01 14:28:52 +0000
  • Lola Verhoye
    signed 2025-12-01 14:28:42 +0000
  • Emily Mischler
    signed 2025-12-01 14:28:00 +0000
  • Pamela Eversole
    signed 2025-12-01 14:27:50 +0000
  • Ellie Stark
    signed 2025-12-01 14:27:45 +0000
  • Vanessa Reeder
    signed 2025-12-01 14:25:59 +0000
  • Iris van Bremen
    signed 2025-12-01 14:25:42 +0000
  • Emily Lewis
    signed 2025-12-01 14:25:27 +0000
  • Sammi Laidlaw
    signed 2025-12-01 14:25:04 +0000
  • Hannah Turner
    signed 2025-12-01 14:24:30 +0000
  • molly thake
    signed 2025-12-01 14:24:00 +0000
  • Lisa Moura
    signed 2025-12-01 14:22:55 +0000
  • Keira Dean
    signed 2025-12-01 14:22:48 +0000
  • Gillian Garner
    signed 2025-12-01 14:22:46 +0000
  • Jennifer Coupe
    signed 2025-12-01 14:22:30 +0000
  • Aimee Vincent
    signed 2025-12-01 14:21:56 +0000
  • Susan Smith
    signed 2025-12-01 14:21:37 +0000