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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Ann mallon
    signed 2025-09-27 20:40:47 +0100
  • Susan Senyszyn
    signed 2025-09-27 20:28:21 +0100
    Cruel, horrifyingly barbaric, inhumane and heinous.
  • Janet Walker
    signed 2025-09-27 20:26:46 +0100
  • Josephine Ainsley
    signed 2025-09-27 18:34:13 +0100
  • Shirley Preston-Gouveia
    signed 2025-09-27 18:28:19 +0100
  • lorraine horton
    signed 2025-09-27 18:18:56 +0100
  • Stephen Darling
    signed 2025-09-27 17:55:45 +0100
    Karma needs to close this down now.
  • cheryl⁸ bowden
    signed 2025-09-27 17:54:37 +0100
  • Angela Whiteley
    signed 2025-09-27 17:41:36 +0100
    Cruelty unspeakable pain is inflicted to these gentle creatures must be stopped TODAY! UK Government ban this practice immediately!?💔💔
  • Julie Jeffers
    signed 2025-09-27 17:06:39 +0100
  • Sarah Johnson
    signed 2025-09-27 16:56:21 +0100
  • Joy Preece
    signed 2025-09-27 16:55:24 +0100
  • Rosalin Naylor
    signed 2025-09-27 16:49:03 +0100
  • Jan Nicol
    signed 2025-09-27 16:46:53 +0100
  • martin johnson
    signed 2025-09-27 16:37:35 +0100
  • Christine Jenkins
    signed 2025-09-27 16:23:04 +0100
    Why use these beautiful this isn’t science . it’s called barbaric abuse on a defensless puppy .so cruel .nanimals are on this earth to be used abuse and then heartlessly murdered by some heartless evil humans .animal have the same right to live out their lives without fear from some individuals that supposedly think they are superior .stop this insane cruelty on these puppies
  • Priscilla Sharpe
    signed 2025-09-27 16:11:08 +0100
  • Christopher Chan
    signed 2025-09-27 15:31:53 +0100
    All countries need to give animals the same rights as people
  • Kathleen Kenward
    signed 2025-09-27 15:17:26 +0100
  • c. Ross c. Ross
    signed 2025-09-27 15:06:41 +0100
  • Jody Warren
    signed 2025-09-27 14:34:54 +0100
  • A S
    signed 2025-09-27 13:43:38 +0100
  • Dorothy Medland
    signed 2025-09-27 13:34:38 +0100
  • Susan Bradshaw
    signed 2025-09-27 13:34:26 +0100
    Shocking that these animals and others continue to be abused this includes transported animals to the continent. Utter disgrace!
  • Tina Watson
    signed 2025-09-27 13:29:59 +0100
  • claire howlett
    signed 2025-09-27 13:23:37 +0100
  • Tracy Booth
    signed 2025-09-27 13:03:46 +0100
  • Joanne Hodgskin
    signed 2025-09-27 12:45:04 +0100
    Please please stop the abuse on these poor creatures
  • Susan Quinlan
    signed 2025-09-27 12:42:02 +0100
  • Mark Craddock
    signed 2025-09-27 12:07:42 +0100