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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Sandra Jones
    signed 2025-08-24 12:50:03 +0100
  • Val overal overal
    signed 2025-08-24 12:37:42 +0100
  • Harkirat Kaur
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  • Petrina Browning
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  • Penny Chamberlain
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  • Ian Scott Sim
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  • Lynda Twigley
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  • Niámh Kugenieks
    signed 2025-08-24 12:08:25 +0100
  • Annette Groom
    signed 2025-08-24 12:07:59 +0100
    Time to stop this totally unnecessary torture of these poor dogs.
  • Stephen McCluskie
    signed 2025-08-24 12:06:56 +0100
  • Jan Brookes
    signed 2025-08-24 12:06:40 +0100
  • Katy Kugeniek
    signed 2025-08-24 12:04:38 +0100
  • Janet Harrison
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  • Barbara Mccormick
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  • Angela Gascoyne
    signed 2025-08-24 11:47:05 +0100
  • Linda Cameron
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  • Brenda ODonoghue
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  • David Coombes David Coombes
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  • Lynnette Bevan
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  • Jamie kemp
    signed 2025-08-24 11:18:28 +0100
  • Linda Logan
    signed 2025-08-24 11:15:30 +0100
  • Tina Kugenieks
    signed 2025-08-24 11:15:17 +0100
    I was horrified to read the horrific treatment of these innocent animals . I remember in my twenties seeing an article on the front page of a famous daily newspaper of Beagles being forced to literally smoke cigarettes and that has stayed with me to this day ! It needs to stop NOW!! Why should people who are trying to help them be put in prison ? That’s so wrong .. the Home Office need to do the right thing!
  • Michaela Kugenieks
    signed 2025-08-24 11:14:11 +0100
  • karen marriott
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  • Frances Fitzgerald
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  • Malcolm Carline
    signed 2025-08-24 10:34:11 +0100
  • Kay Ruffle
    signed 2025-08-24 10:33:10 +0100
    Disgusting that this is still going on!!!
  • Jussy Senturk
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  • Diane Snow
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