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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Jake Glancy
    signed 2025-10-24 23:07:14 +0100
  • Melissa Wright
    signed 2025-10-24 23:02:16 +0100
  • Abi Fox
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  • Sabrina Anderson
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  • Megan Lea
    signed 2025-10-24 14:51:32 +0100
  • Gina Devivo
    signed 2025-10-24 11:45:49 +0100
    Stop this now
  • Fran Walton
    signed 2025-10-24 08:47:05 +0100
  • Freya Coles
    signed 2025-10-24 01:44:35 +0100
  • Paula Ksiazczyk
    signed 2025-10-23 23:53:08 +0100
  • Louise Murray
    signed 2025-10-23 23:35:16 +0100
    Stop this diabolical unnecessary practice
  • Alison Allison
    signed 2025-10-23 19:09:00 +0100
  • Hazel Taylor
    signed 2025-10-23 14:25:54 +0100
  • Stefan Davis
    signed 2025-10-23 11:06:43 +0100
    Full stop to it!!!
  • Alexandra Silk
    signed 2025-10-23 10:48:26 +0100
  • Jacqueline Jones
    signed 2025-10-23 10:32:26 +0100
    I am profoundly deaf and cannot hear on phone ,so kindly email me. Please keep up the good work.
  • Mandy Williams
    signed 2025-10-23 10:20:58 +0100
  • priscilla Jones priscilla Jones
    signed 2025-10-23 09:57:32 +0100
    Cannot believe in this day and age this is still being aloud

    You need to put a list of the companies that have there products tested here so they can be boycotted
  • Andrew Clarke
    signed 2025-10-23 09:36:47 +0100
  • Jacqueline Sherlock
    signed 2025-10-23 09:10:15 +0100
    Dogs and any other animals should not be experimenting on this has to 🛑
  • Andrea Mitidieri
    signed 2025-10-23 09:02:11 +0100
  • Hazel Price
    signed 2025-10-23 07:18:38 +0100
  • Mandy Speake
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  • Ross Fletcher
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  • Ethel Murray
    signed 2025-10-22 23:08:46 +0100
  • Gabriela Garcia Kanter
    signed 2025-10-22 22:53:52 +0100
    Justice for the beagles and all the animals suffering in tests! We can NOT let this horrible practice continues in 2025. It is cruel and unnecessary. It is proved the agony and useless results of the last decades. Thousands of scientists testified the horrendous treatment that is unjustified. Please react!
  • Michelle Williams
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