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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Janeen Davies
    signed 2025-11-12 08:41:38 +0000
    Disgusting what they do to those poor pups, dunno how those people can sleep at night!
  • Sharon Evison
    signed 2025-11-12 08:38:22 +0000
  • Olive Grove
    signed 2025-11-12 08:36:30 +0000
    Free the beagles, there is no need for animal cruelty in the name of science. This is outdated and wrong!
  • Marianne Fischer
    signed 2025-11-12 08:31:12 +0000
  • Catherine Carey
    signed 2025-11-12 08:20:02 +0000
  • Yassine Darlis
    signed 2025-11-12 08:13:52 +0000
  • David Kidd
    signed 2025-11-12 08:10:54 +0000
  • Karin Eastwick
    signed 2025-11-12 07:59:18 +0000
  • Marina Athanasiadi
    signed 2025-11-12 07:54:22 +0000
  • Anne Sollund
    signed 2025-11-12 07:47:37 +0000
  • Valentine Beverdam
    signed 2025-11-12 07:46:56 +0000
  • Chris Van Eys
    signed 2025-11-12 07:45:01 +0000
  • Angie Athanassiades
    signed 2025-11-12 07:35:08 +0000
  • Cidnie Kill
    signed 2025-11-12 07:35:03 +0000
  • Peter Deďo
    signed 2025-11-12 07:31:54 +0000
  • Andreea Puscasu
    signed 2025-11-12 07:27:40 +0000
  • Julia Tucker
    signed 2025-11-12 07:18:48 +0000
  • Raphaela Irlbeck
    signed 2025-11-12 07:18:16 +0000
  • Catherine Read
    signed 2025-11-12 07:05:57 +0000
    Barbaric and nasty, cruel and wholly unnecessary torture of these beautiful animals why do human beings think that this kind of treatment of animals is in any way OK?
  • matix kurisu
    signed 2025-11-12 07:01:41 +0000
    have a heart and stop abusing innocent beings that were meant to protect, imagine if this were you, just stop and be kind its not hard to show love, you use more energy to be evil, just be kind and stop this
  • Neville Meehan
    signed 2025-11-12 06:59:19 +0000
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