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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Clare Moore-read
    signed 2025-10-12 16:28:26 +0100
  • Jane Dance
    signed 2025-10-12 15:59:18 +0100
    Please help these poor dogs ?
  • Janet Hurst
    signed 2025-10-12 15:57:03 +0100
    I thought they had stop this cruelty
  • Yvonne Henry
    signed 2025-10-12 14:58:07 +0100
  • Sharon Wakefield
    signed 2025-10-12 14:15:58 +0100
  • Madeliene Eggleton
    signed 2025-10-12 13:51:27 +0100
  • Joanna Davies
    signed 2025-10-12 13:50:39 +0100
  • Katie Mcgaughey
    signed 2025-10-12 13:49:39 +0100
  • Kim Timms
    signed 2025-10-12 13:36:32 +0100
  • Wendy Sherring
    signed 2025-10-12 13:34:41 +0100
  • Kerry Hague
    signed 2025-10-12 13:21:40 +0100
  • Kim Wakefield
    signed 2025-10-12 13:12:08 +0100
    Barbaric
  • Ama Gardner
    signed 2025-10-12 13:03:33 +0100
  • Leigh Kinghorn
    signed 2025-10-12 12:22:55 +0100
  • Carl Morton
    signed 2025-10-12 12:06:33 +0100
  • Liz Jones
    signed 2025-10-12 11:43:49 +0100
  • Paul Lawlor
    signed 2025-10-12 11:22:10 +0100
  • Mrs Angela Pearson Mrs Angela Pearson
    signed 2025-10-12 11:19:17 +0100
  • Sheila Rhodes
    signed 2025-10-12 11:18:16 +0100
  • Christine Anderson
    signed 2025-10-12 11:07:39 +0100
  • Michelle Kelly
    signed 2025-10-12 10:41:58 +0100
  • Linda Haddad
    signed 2025-10-12 10:25:27 +0100
    Horrendous, why do humans do this to innocent animals!
  • Nicki Appleby
    signed 2025-10-12 09:50:53 +0100
    Disgraceful. All animal testing needs to stop. Why carry on and on testing the same thing over & over again? Let these lovely dogs live out the rest of their lives in peace and in a loving home.
  • David Chapman David Chapman
    signed 2025-10-12 09:39:16 +0100
  • Julia Owen
    signed 2025-10-12 09:32:09 +0100
  • Honor Brownsea
    signed 2025-10-12 09:25:57 +0100
  • Bonello Pauline
    signed 2025-10-12 09:18:45 +0100
    This disgusting barbaric cruelty needs to stop and people arrested on animal cruelty charges.😡
  • Lynne Thomas
    signed 2025-10-12 09:05:39 +0100
  • Susan Lockey
    signed 2025-10-12 08:58:03 +0100
  • Debra Tear
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