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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Jill Phillips
    signed 2025-11-14 13:18:57 +0000
  • Catriona Reilly
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  • Julie Elsey
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  • Mari Ciappara
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  • Jane Smith
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  • Emma wakeham
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  • Louise Pw
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  • Alison Walker
    signed 2025-11-14 12:56:19 +0000
  • Jane Glachan
    signed 2025-11-14 12:44:45 +0000
  • Mary Field
    signed 2025-11-14 12:39:26 +0000
  • Beverley Wright
    signed 2025-11-14 12:37:43 +0000
  • Natalie Gorton
    signed 2025-11-14 12:34:21 +0000
  • Charlene Parkinson
    signed 2025-11-14 12:33:09 +0000
  • Mark Edmison
    signed 2025-11-14 12:31:23 +0000
  • Laura De La Calle Moreno
    signed 2025-11-14 12:29:56 +0000
  • Heidi Stafford
    signed 2025-11-14 12:29:26 +0000
  • Janet Ibarra
    signed 2025-11-14 12:21:05 +0000
    Keep saving the beagles! UNTIL THREY STOP THE MADNESS 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
  • Liam Shaughnessy
    signed 2025-11-14 12:17:00 +0000
  • joanne bramson
    signed 2025-11-14 12:04:30 +0000
  • Johanna Rörby
    signed 2025-11-14 11:48:34 +0000
  • Julie Hurst
    signed 2025-11-14 11:16:41 +0000
  • Alison Barnes
    signed 2025-11-14 11:05:24 +0000
    We call ourselves a civilised society?! How is this absolute abomination allowed to continue. SHUT IT DOWN
  • Kelly-Lee Jarvis
    signed 2025-11-14 10:56:04 +0000
  • Christine Carr
    signed 2025-11-14 10:03:00 +0000
    Shut this God forsaken hell hole down
  • Kate Medler
    signed 2025-11-14 08:09:53 +0000
  • Milica Savic
    signed 2025-11-14 08:07:24 +0000
  • Sherelle Vintimilla
    signed 2025-11-14 07:25:09 +0000
  • Shelley McGuire
    signed 2025-11-14 07:05:21 +0000
    Happy to sign this, no animals should ever be tested on, my only wish for this world is to stop animal abuse on ANY level