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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Jacqueline. Flynn
    signed 2025-11-30 15:16:37 +0000
  • Pamela Waite
    signed 2025-11-30 15:09:31 +0000
  • Wendy Richardes
    signed 2025-11-30 15:05:23 +0000
    No need for these animals to suffer.
  • Deborah Guarnieri
    signed 2025-11-30 14:52:31 +0000
  • Karl Ydén
    signed 2025-11-30 14:48:46 +0000
  • Rebecca Novavi
    signed 2025-11-30 14:46:46 +0000
  • Lynn Clise
    signed 2025-11-30 14:41:20 +0000
  • Emmanuelle Emmanuelle Pancaldi
    signed 2025-11-30 14:34:12 +0000
  • Anita Peterson-Cole
    signed 2025-11-30 14:31:49 +0000
    Stop this cruelty now. All animals should be able to live cruelty free lives and be treated respectfully and with care – Close this place down, free the activists from prosecution and let’s get on with making this world a better place for all living creatures
  • sheena tamulynas
    signed 2025-11-30 14:25:15 +0000
    Shut down MBR Acres, save the beagles, make companies like this provide better healthier living conditions for animals, respect animal rights and the good hearted people trying to save them and make a positive difference. Jail is time is ridiculous for saving a life (lives)….jail the people of MBR for providing such horrendous conditions for living creatures. Laws need to change!
  • Ella Walsh
    signed 2025-11-30 14:20:58 +0000
  • Mark Taha
    signed 2025-11-30 14:16:54 +0000
  • Amanda Shaw
    signed 2025-11-30 14:03:06 +0000
  • Marie Moyles
    signed 2025-11-30 14:00:29 +0000
  • Bernadine Fernandes
    signed 2025-11-30 13:55:44 +0000
    Let’s be kind to the beagles n set them free please. Thnx
  • Susan Martin
    signed 2025-11-30 13:46:48 +0000
  • Fiona Bloomfield
    signed 2025-11-30 13:41:25 +0000
  • Jenni Goodman
    signed 2025-11-30 13:35:37 +0000
  • Wilma Dunbar
    signed 2025-11-30 13:27:46 +0000
  • Sally Banton
    signed 2025-11-30 13:10:21 +0000
  • Pat Slater
    signed 2025-11-30 13:10:02 +0000
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  • Daniel Turner
    signed 2025-11-30 13:09:16 +0000
  • Sue Cross
    signed 2025-11-30 12:58:17 +0000
  • Rosita Whiteley
    signed 2025-11-30 12:40:32 +0000
    All their hell holes should be shut down doubt it though this govt has allowed them to enlarge the facility in east yorkshire. Absolutely vile cruelty . What monster would work there . No compassion whatsoever to the dogs .
  • Christine Stangl
    signed 2025-11-30 12:38:15 +0000
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