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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Colin sewell
    signed 2025-11-21 11:59:52 +0000
  • Sarah Weatherup
    signed 2025-11-21 11:48:51 +0000
  • Camilla Bailey
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  • Elena Youngs
    signed 2025-11-21 11:44:43 +0000
  • Hannah Alexander
    signed 2025-11-21 11:44:27 +0000
  • Margaret Barton
    signed 2025-11-21 11:41:18 +0000
  • Svjetlana Brkic
    signed 2025-11-21 11:40:12 +0000
  • Eileen Nicholson
    signed 2025-11-21 11:33:07 +0000
    Use prisoners and volunteers, not animals.
  • Mark Titley
    signed 2025-11-21 11:24:00 +0000
  • Caitlin Walsh
    signed 2025-11-21 11:19:08 +0000
    Thank you for all your work!
  • Anna Lesiak
    signed 2025-11-21 11:16:55 +0000
  • Catherine Jordan
    signed 2025-11-21 11:11:21 +0000
  • Roland Eichler
    signed 2025-11-21 10:52:31 +0000
  • Lorena Medina
    signed 2025-11-21 10:52:24 +0000
  • Ciaran Clancy
    signed 2025-11-21 10:44:46 +0000
  • Cherry Aldris-Drewett
    signed 2025-11-21 10:43:13 +0000
  • Ivayla Kalaydjhieva
    signed 2025-11-21 10:42:11 +0000
  • Birgit Gersie
    signed 2025-11-21 10:38:02 +0000
    Please end this Horror !
  • Christin Moore
    signed 2025-11-21 10:36:32 +0000
  • Angela Gibson
    signed 2025-11-21 10:34:35 +0000
  • Nicole Mackney
    signed 2025-11-21 10:34:14 +0000
  • Aurora Piccolo
    signed 2025-11-21 10:06:50 +0000
  • Rosie Adams
    signed 2025-11-21 09:58:46 +0000
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  • Ramlot Ramlot
    signed 2025-11-21 09:03:03 +0000
  • karen steer
    signed 2025-11-21 07:46:10 +0000
  • Christina Gwynne
    signed 2025-11-21 07:33:10 +0000
    Well done to these saviours. Thank you
  • Dias Dias
    signed 2025-11-21 07:25:09 +0000
  • Rachel Barton
    signed 2025-11-21 07:22:26 +0000
    Outdated, cruel science. Needs to stop now.
  • Maria Ruiz
    signed 2025-11-21 07:14:58 +0000
    stop this now!