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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Cat Mellor
    signed 2025-10-15 21:46:24 +0100
  • Richard Serdiuk
    signed 2025-10-15 21:46:23 +0100
    Am going there soon to help the good people out and help the beagles 100%
  • Hannah Newrick
    signed 2025-10-15 21:33:28 +0100
  • Lucy Andrews
    signed 2025-10-15 21:12:17 +0100
  • Elaine Fogarty
    signed 2025-10-15 20:53:25 +0100
    Thos is utterly disturbing. How on earth is the vile incarceration of these amazing and innocent beagles allowed. Please end their suffering, prosecute all responsible for this disgusting abuse of them and allow them to be rehabilitated in registered animal sanctuaries.
  • Betty B
    signed 2025-10-15 20:42:37 +0100
  • Louise Grant
    signed 2025-10-15 20:34:19 +0100
  • Lisa Hall
    signed 2025-10-15 19:45:31 +0100
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  • Karen Murati
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    signed 2025-10-15 18:36:20 +0100
  • Sally Alderson
    signed 2025-10-15 18:15:53 +0100
  • Pam Price
    signed 2025-10-15 18:13:10 +0100
    I do not understand how humans can do things like this and try to justify it. Makes my blood boil
  • Celia Joiner
    signed 2025-10-15 17:38:46 +0100
  • Jonathan Meek
    signed 2025-10-15 17:22:58 +0100
  • Kenneth Polewiak
    signed 2025-10-15 17:06:07 +0100
  • Julie Docherty
    signed 2025-10-15 16:56:50 +0100
  • Susan Hurst
    signed 2025-10-15 16:55:01 +0100
    Absolutely appalling,disgusting and animal testing should STOP NOW.
  • Hannah Stothard
    signed 2025-10-15 15:39:07 +0100
  • Malcolm Mennell
    signed 2025-10-15 14:54:44 +0100
  • Melisa Cacheiro
    signed 2025-10-15 14:20:34 +0100
    This is ABUSE PURE SADISTIC
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