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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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.

193,135 signatures

Will you sign?

Showing 133422 reactions

  • Luciana Decandia
    signed 2025-11-24 22:07:26 +0000
  • lorna lord
    signed 2025-11-24 21:35:56 +0000
  • Hannah Nicholson
    signed 2025-11-24 21:35:50 +0000
  • Lausberg Clémentine
    signed 2025-11-24 21:07:38 +0000
  • Angela Quattrocchi
    signed 2025-11-24 21:07:31 +0000
  • Eoghan Connolly
    signed 2025-11-24 21:07:14 +0000
  • Anna Potjakina
    signed 2025-11-24 21:05:15 +0000
  • Clodagh Knox
    signed 2025-11-24 20:30:04 +0000
  • Cordelia Uys
    signed 2025-11-24 20:27:36 +0000
  • Barbora Šafářová
    signed 2025-11-24 20:23:38 +0000
  • Claire Worcester
    signed 2025-11-24 19:49:34 +0000
  • Hannah Mumby
    signed 2025-11-24 19:36:41 +0000
  • Vita Sleigh
    signed 2025-11-24 19:26:18 +0000
  • Susan Lethbridge
    signed 2025-11-24 19:21:18 +0000
  • Eileen O'Rourke
    signed 2025-11-24 19:05:29 +0000
  • Katie Jack
    signed 2025-11-24 18:59:24 +0000
  • Anni Keys
    signed 2025-11-24 18:31:42 +0000
  • Lin Alexander
    signed 2025-11-24 18:16:04 +0000
  • Sue Huntley
    signed 2025-11-24 18:13:57 +0000
  • Brian & Judith Poole
    signed 2025-11-24 17:40:04 +0000
  • Fiona Foster
    signed 2025-11-24 17:33:14 +0000
    Appalling they get away with this
  • Susanne Busch
    signed 2025-11-24 16:18:06 +0000
  • Ann Morris
    signed 2025-11-24 16:07:16 +0000
  • Rosemary White
    signed 2025-11-24 15:58:40 +0000
  • Jenna Wedgewood
    signed 2025-11-24 15:41:27 +0000
  • Maud Van den Heuvel
    signed 2025-11-24 15:36:07 +0000
  • Stephanie Woods
    signed 2025-11-24 15:35:40 +0000
  • Shelby McBride
    signed 2025-11-24 15:21:12 +0000
  • caroline davis
    signed 2025-11-24 14:43:18 +0000
    This is the current situation in Ridglan, Wisconsin. The mistreatment of 2,300 Beagles has been proven without any doubt and yet we still accommodate this abomination of a business. July 2026 for the ending of this business is not a kind end for these beautiful animals. These Beagles deserve to be compensated with their immediate release. In 2022 we did it for ENVIGO and housed 4,000 to loving homes! Now let the Beagles GO!


    Now MBR in Cambridge days are numbered!


    Lets not forget Marshall BioResources in North Rose, NY!


    At their facility in Up-State New York, Marshall’s currently houses 18,000 Beagles in sheds with no windows, where the dogs never touch grass or see the light of day. Beagles have been bred for experiments by Marshall’s since 1962. They are shipped to labs throughout the U.S. and around the world. According to the US Department of Agriculture, approximately 60,000 dogs are used annually in experiments in the U.S. alone.
  • Saff Sparrow
    signed 2025-11-24 13:46:10 +0000