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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Ellie Mclean
    signed 2026-06-26 21:16:59 +0100
  • Tom Inman
    signed 2026-06-26 21:16:55 +0100
  • Lindi Mackay
    signed 2026-06-26 21:09:09 +0100
  • Sarah Cotty
    signed 2026-06-26 21:08:06 +0100
  • Dora Platero
    signed 2026-06-26 21:06:45 +0100
  • alexandra preto
    signed 2026-06-26 21:05:56 +0100
  • Heather Boyd
    signed 2026-06-26 21:04:57 +0100
  • Verity Green
    signed 2026-06-26 20:47:59 +0100
    This needs to be the focus of the government. Not trail hunting. On a welfare scale, the 2 do not begin to compare. Stop the class war, start doing what is right.
  • Misty Belcourt
    signed 2026-06-26 20:35:15 +0100
  • Ava Bird
    signed 2026-06-26 20:33:08 +0100
    This needs to stop now it’s horrid and disgraceful!!!!
  • Helen Hale
    signed 2026-06-26 19:40:02 +0100
  • Pooja Jagtap
    signed 2026-06-26 19:35:09 +0100
    This should stop . Animals deserve to live as well.
  • Charlie Davidson
    signed 2026-06-26 19:22:45 +0100
    For my mums beautiful beagle, Bella.

    These dogs are naturally gentle and kind.

    It’s 2026. There is no need to test on animals anymore.
  • Tasmyn Burns
    signed 2026-06-26 19:01:37 +0100
  • Lisa Harris
    signed 2026-06-26 18:40:15 +0100
    This is grotesque and so unnecessary. We have come way too far as a race for things like this to be happening.
  • Rachel Pritchard
    signed 2026-06-26 18:32:57 +0100
    End this cruelty

    In 2026 I cannot believe this is still happening
  • David Mullock
    signed 2026-06-26 17:43:12 +0100
    No animal should live in such dire conditions. Maybe we should put the despicable humans who are making these beautiful animals, live in their own fecal matter. What they’re doing is indefensible
  • Elizabeth Gothard
    signed 2026-06-26 17:17:15 +0100
    This facility is horrific. I just saw video of the workers leaving there today because the heat wave is so extreme. They can’t work in the tins that house the dogs, but you’ll leave the dogs in there with no air and no ventilation. So their brains literally just fry. The people that are letting this happen and that work there are absolute fucking POS!
  • Aleksandra Valentinova
    signed 2026-06-26 16:58:24 +0100
  • Natalie Mckay
    signed 2026-06-26 16:57:28 +0100
  • Paola Capparelli
    signed 2026-06-26 16:48:23 +0100
  • Kim Earnshaw
    signed 2026-06-26 16:34:17 +0100
    There is no reason to subject these animals to this horrific, barbaric abuse. No animal should be tested on ever!!! Shut down this vile place.
  • Jane Morris
    signed 2026-06-26 16:33:49 +0100
    Obviously signed this has to stop now Truly Disgusting
  • Rose Murray
    signed 2026-06-26 16:25:18 +0100
  • Jan Smith
    signed 2026-06-26 16:12:28 +0100
  • Gail Simon
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  • Emily Jones
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  • Catherine Patton
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  • Paul Smith
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  • Mia Mould
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