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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Bridget Barker-platt
    signed 2025-11-26 21:06:56 +0000
  • Mary Morley
    signed 2025-11-26 21:04:29 +0000
    Hero’s who deserve medals. Prosecute those who inflict evil cruelty on poor defenceless animals.
  • Luke Boler
    signed 2025-11-26 21:04:20 +0000
  • Georgina Zariñana Zariñana
    signed 2025-11-26 21:03:13 +0000
  • Antje Ruhe
    signed 2025-11-26 21:02:32 +0000
  • Gordana Suboticki
    signed 2025-11-26 21:01:32 +0000
  • Sheila Blackmore
    signed 2025-11-26 20:59:34 +0000
  • Julie Griffiths
    signed 2025-11-26 20:59:20 +0000
    Thank God for people like you who have SAVED these beautiful puppies from a life of horror and still do. If you are sent to prison then the system is totally wrong, yes you have broken the law but at the same time lives have been saved by your courageous actions.

    I applaud you and hope the law will be lenient. Thank you all.
  • Diane Jones
    signed 2025-11-26 20:51:09 +0000
  • Serena D’Arcy
    signed 2025-11-26 20:50:26 +0000
  • Johana Melicharova
    signed 2025-11-26 20:48:19 +0000
  • Suzanne Ellison
    signed 2025-11-26 20:47:14 +0000
  • Neill McGinley
    signed 2025-11-26 20:45:24 +0000
  • Kelsie Greggain
    signed 2025-11-26 20:43:54 +0000
  • Sandi Hallsworth
    signed 2025-11-26 20:43:43 +0000
    Put an end to unnecessary testing and cruelty.
  • Patrick Clarke
    signed 2025-11-26 20:38:23 +0000
  • Kate Walsh
    signed 2025-11-26 20:34:55 +0000
  • Amy Harwood
    signed 2025-11-26 20:31:53 +0000
  • Sophie Wildish
    signed 2025-11-26 20:27:08 +0000
  • Debbie Stringer
    signed 2025-11-26 20:23:07 +0000
  • Michelle Ferraro
    signed 2025-11-26 20:22:48 +0000
    Shut down all animal testing labs absolutely babaric, would you like to be them?
  • Dawn Adams
    signed 2025-11-26 20:22:18 +0000
  • Neil Horne
    signed 2025-11-26 20:16:44 +0000
  • Kim Cumbley
    signed 2025-11-26 20:16:21 +0000
  • Donna MacRae
    signed 2025-11-26 20:14:51 +0000
  • Ricky Olsem
    signed 2025-11-26 20:14:44 +0000
    Shut down MBR Acres once and for all. Free the beagles. Until every cage is empty.
  • Jan Fowkes
    signed 2025-11-26 20:08:38 +0000
  • Maggie W
    signed 2025-11-26 20:07:39 +0000
    So cruel for such loving dogs 🐶
  • Vatangül Ime
    signed 2025-11-26 20:05:25 +0000
  • Ciska Sikkema
    signed 2025-11-26 20:02:29 +0000