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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Fiona Priest
    signed 2025-09-13 12:02:15 +0100
  • Jacqui Bell
    signed 2025-09-13 11:51:49 +0100
  • Gloria Moores
    signed 2025-09-13 10:40:36 +0100
  • Amanda Parsons
    signed 2025-09-13 10:40:23 +0100
  • Joanna Townsend
    signed 2025-09-13 10:07:39 +0100
    This vile abuse needs to stop once and for all
  • Anne Griffin
    signed 2025-09-13 10:03:11 +0100
  • Geoffrey Burton
    signed 2025-09-13 09:56:05 +0100
    I have signed but will not give my address or telephone number.
  • Emma Attrill
    signed 2025-09-13 09:39:38 +0100
    It’s about time all this barbaric cruelty was completely stamped out do we not live in the 21st century and should of moved on from all this.i say a 10 yr prison sentence for these people no time off for good behavior and a slap round the back of the head with a ur mother should of taught u better vibe.
  • Susan Sprigg
    signed 2025-09-13 09:32:23 +0100
  • Melanie Ashton
    signed 2025-09-13 09:25:04 +0100
  • janet sampson
    signed 2025-09-13 09:22:08 +0100
    This is barbaric and needs to stop
  • Joshua Short
    signed 2025-09-13 08:56:26 +0100
    Should be illegal a don’t know whow this is still happening in 2025 and I don’t want no phone calls asking for money
  • Anne Collett
    signed 2025-09-13 08:51:56 +0100
    Please close these awful.places
  • Maureen Watson -butler
    signed 2025-09-13 08:50:42 +0100
    This is torture for these animals it is not the middle ages
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