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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Marion Higgins
    signed 2025-08-25 12:25:02 +0100
  • Lorraine Power
    signed 2025-08-25 12:20:11 +0100
  • Amanda Boulter
    signed 2025-08-25 12:13:09 +0100
  • Michelle Hu Bishop
    signed 2025-08-25 12:11:54 +0100
    Hate this
  • Anna Lacks
    signed 2025-08-25 12:10:27 +0100
  • Rachel Gillings
    signed 2025-08-25 11:59:50 +0100
    This needs to end. NATION OF ANIMAL LOVERS????
  • Sandy Summer
    signed 2025-08-25 11:56:27 +0100
    May God protect these precious babies
  • Colleen Pereira
    signed 2025-08-25 11:55:35 +0100
  • Richard Lockley
    signed 2025-08-25 11:49:58 +0100
  • Lisa Calcott
    signed 2025-08-25 11:46:37 +0100
  • Amy Flores
    signed 2025-08-25 11:45:37 +0100
  • K H
    signed 2025-08-25 11:41:26 +0100
  • Mary Smith
    signed 2025-08-25 11:29:36 +0100
  • Jakki Oldfield
    signed 2025-08-25 11:28:25 +0100
  • Lynn Cross
    signed 2025-08-25 11:22:32 +0100
  • Yasna Well
    signed 2025-08-25 11:22:07 +0100
  • Heather Sidery
    signed 2025-08-25 11:18:09 +0100
  • Sally Whiteley
    signed 2025-08-25 11:13:47 +0100
    This practise is abhorrent if the dogs were allowed some freedoms it would be a start. They really need to let a Charity like THE RSPCA rehome the dogs. Many people would take one after they had had some training ie toilet training etc. Dogs are very clever and learn quickly.
  • Sheila Walsh
    signed 2025-08-25 11:07:41 +0100
  • linda garvey
    signed 2025-08-25 11:02:31 +0100
    This has to stop same horror as Huntingdon Life Sciences
  • denise wilson
    signed 2025-08-25 10:58:24 +0100
  • Maggie Nicholson
    signed 2025-08-25 10:52:55 +0100
  • Anne Mawby
    signed 2025-08-25 10:48:57 +0100
    Just appalling
  • Dawn McDonald
    signed 2025-08-25 10:40:27 +0100
    Close these places down! Beagles deserve loving lives!
  • Karen Cheek
    signed 2025-08-25 10:39:38 +0100
    It is so sad to see these beautiful dogs being used in a horrible experiments
  • Nicky Parton
    signed 2025-08-25 10:38:49 +0100
  • Elizabeth Gregg-Smith
    signed 2025-08-25 10:31:30 +0100
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