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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Cristina Ioan
    signed 2025-12-01 03:51:40 +0000
  • Suzy Barnett
    signed 2025-12-01 03:51:15 +0000
  • Beata Harrington
    signed 2025-12-01 03:49:42 +0000
  • Clara Murphy
    signed 2025-12-01 03:48:39 +0000
  • Paula Talbot
    signed 2025-12-01 03:48:09 +0000
  • Antonella Altavilla
    signed 2025-12-01 03:46:49 +0000
  • ali bukhari
    signed 2025-12-01 03:45:04 +0000
  • Lia Jordan
    signed 2025-12-01 03:44:35 +0000
  • Miracle Wigg
    signed 2025-12-01 03:44:14 +0000
    No animal deserves to live in filth, fear, or suffering. These beagles feel pain, joy, loneliness, and love just like any other dog. What is happening at MBR Acres is cruelty—not science. We have modern, humane testing alternatives, and there is no justification for breeding, abusing, and killing innocent puppies. Please shut this facility down and choose compassion. These dogs deserve freedom, love, and safe homes not cages and torture.
  • Jess Mckinnon
    signed 2025-12-01 03:43:29 +0000
  • Katrina Barrie
    signed 2025-12-01 03:32:42 +0000
  • Jordanna Beownhill
    signed 2025-12-01 03:28:58 +0000
  • Shanaz Begum
    signed 2025-12-01 03:23:54 +0000
  • Catherine Brown
    signed 2025-12-01 03:23:53 +0000
  • Carol Johnson
    signed 2025-12-01 03:23:03 +0000
  • Madison Pagent
    signed 2025-12-01 03:19:25 +0000
  • Harinder Kaur
    signed 2025-12-01 03:13:48 +0000
  • Anne Hughes
    signed 2025-12-01 03:13:13 +0000
  • Ian Middleton
    signed 2025-12-01 03:11:03 +0000
    End this barbarity now. Animals are not property to be traded and sold for torture.
  • Katie-Marie Oliver
    signed 2025-12-01 03:09:22 +0000
  • Safga Alshaer
    signed 2025-12-01 03:06:09 +0000
    Test on rapists and pedophiles instead
  • Emily Terry
    signed 2025-12-01 03:04:14 +0000
  • Sophia Rees
    signed 2025-12-01 03:03:51 +0000
  • Giovanna Valencia
    signed 2025-12-01 03:03:51 +0000
  • Chloe Stephenson
    signed 2025-12-01 03:01:32 +0000
  • Wendy Reid
    signed 2025-12-01 03:00:54 +0000
    Use humans that offer themselves, not an animal that has no choice to your wants.
  • Hannah Bradshaw
    signed 2025-12-01 02:59:00 +0000
  • Layla Smithers
    signed 2025-12-01 02:57:11 +0000
  • Rona Cook
    signed 2025-12-01 02:56:02 +0000
    This is shamefull, know animal testing in this day and age
  • Saoirse Crowe
    signed 2025-12-01 02:55:42 +0000