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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Merethe Andersen
    signed 2025-12-01 05:57:12 +0000
  • Caitlyn O’Brien
    signed 2025-12-01 05:57:12 +0000
  • Chloe White
    signed 2025-12-01 05:54:55 +0000
  • Bridget Washburn
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  • Roman Nowak-Smith
    signed 2025-12-01 05:53:14 +0000
  • Emily Hewitt
    signed 2025-12-01 05:51:55 +0000
  • Cloude Way
    signed 2025-12-01 05:51:12 +0000
    In for the fight! ❤️
  • Sophie Knell
    signed 2025-12-01 05:50:44 +0000
  • Megan Burley
    signed 2025-12-01 05:48:00 +0000
  • Bethany Morton
    signed 2025-12-01 05:45:51 +0000
  • Laura Johns
    signed 2025-12-01 05:45:27 +0000
  • Dawn Diamond
    signed 2025-12-01 05:37:34 +0000
  • Fiona Shea
    signed 2025-12-01 05:35:23 +0000
  • Denise Heredia
    signed 2025-12-01 05:33:55 +0000
  • Robert Nichols
    signed 2025-12-01 05:33:28 +0000
  • Tammy Allin
    signed 2025-12-01 05:33:12 +0000
    The laws need to STOP protecting the criminals and start protecting the innocent. How dare you prosecute these compassionate and caring people. They did the right thing! There is also no way that if you actually select a jury of their peers, they will not be proven innocent.
  • Linzee Jewell
    signed 2025-12-01 05:31:27 +0000
    This is absolutely appalling, do you not have a conscience, stop this immediately!
  • Sara Finnerty
    signed 2025-12-01 05:27:52 +0000
    Dogs are man’s best friend not an object ! Each dog has its own individual personality. The nation of dog lovers must stop this barabaric and useless practise of breeding tiny babies for research ! It’s immoral and cruel .
  • Charlotte Seymour
    signed 2025-12-01 05:27:29 +0000
  • Kristy Hynes
    signed 2025-12-01 05:27:21 +0000
  • Heidi Finnegan-Booth
    signed 2025-12-01 05:26:07 +0000
    Please get these puppies to safety!
  • Annabel Shephard-Thorn
    signed 2025-12-01 05:25:47 +0000
  • Jordan Jones
    signed 2025-12-01 05:20:51 +0000
  • Ewelina Gols
    signed 2025-12-01 05:19:58 +0000
  • Marc Mcmorran
    signed 2025-12-01 05:17:40 +0000
    You guyz are truly inspiring for whst ypu do to help the dogs and I shall make a donation from my boyfriend Joseph and myself particularly as we hav a beautiful rescue Beagle ourselves and a German Shepherd

    Luv

    Marc@Joseph

    North wales
  • Olivia Patterson
    signed 2025-12-01 05:17:38 +0000
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