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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Tania Baxter
    signed 2025-11-26 18:00:11 +0000
    Sickening and so evil.
  • Jean Wills
    signed 2025-11-26 17:58:57 +0000
  • Laurrette Lavallee
    signed 2025-11-26 17:58:18 +0000
    Test your series on the ones that will be receiving them or use other methods.It is 2025 I am sure that you do not have to harm to do this.Shut down theses facilities please and thanks and let us be compassionate towards animals and let go of the rescuers they have the compassion that the world needs thanks.
  • Cara-Marie Baker
    signed 2025-11-26 17:58:15 +0000
  • Anne Stevenson
    signed 2025-11-26 17:55:02 +0000
  • Justine Shone
    signed 2025-11-26 17:52:51 +0000
    This barbaric industry needs to stop, this is the corrupt government only care about money. It’s pure evil and satanic. The government don’t care about animals or people they are a disgrace.
  • Patricia Robie
    signed 2025-11-26 17:52:15 +0000
  • Pamela Cook
    signed 2025-11-26 17:51:21 +0000
  • Ruth Stockley
    signed 2025-11-26 17:50:39 +0000
  • Samantha Miller
    signed 2025-11-26 17:50:17 +0000
  • Toma Timinskaite
    signed 2025-11-26 17:49:56 +0000
  • vanessa Cofrancesco
    signed 2025-11-26 17:48:15 +0000
  • Virginia Timms
    signed 2025-11-26 17:47:48 +0000
  • Brian Gorman
    signed 2025-11-26 17:45:37 +0000
  • Sophie ONeill
    signed 2025-11-26 17:44:55 +0000
  • Kay Burrow
    signed 2025-11-26 17:44:34 +0000
  • Samantha Castle
    signed 2025-11-26 17:44:24 +0000
  • Lorna Harrison
    signed 2025-11-26 17:43:35 +0000
  • Terri Foye
    signed 2025-11-26 17:43:16 +0000
  • Karen Biddle
    signed 2025-11-26 17:40:40 +0000
    Barbaric needs to be stopped
  • Charlotte M
    signed 2025-11-26 17:40:04 +0000
  • Maia Phippen
    signed 2025-11-26 17:39:40 +0000
  • Lisa Kenyon
    signed 2025-11-26 17:38:33 +0000
    Disgusting place that needs closing immediately we should be better than this in 2025 there is no need to test on dogs or any other animals … absolute disgrace
  • Jill Clarke
    signed 2025-11-26 17:36:48 +0000
    It’s come to something when an act of kindness can get a harsher sentence than rape
  • Theresa Vincent
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