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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Sally Baker
    signed 2025-08-21 13:45:12 +0100
  • diane Bird
    signed 2025-08-21 13:42:25 +0100
    Absolutely disgusted that this is still happening.
  • Kathleen Carabine
    signed 2025-08-21 13:41:52 +0100
  • John Kennard
    signed 2025-08-21 13:39:16 +0100
  • Emma Davis
    signed 2025-08-21 13:33:33 +0100
    Signed xx 🐾
  • Rita Brandt
    signed 2025-08-21 13:28:32 +0100
  • Lesley Young
    signed 2025-08-21 13:21:29 +0100
    No innocent animals should suffer abuse in labs they should all be shut down and the animals should get loving home no torture
  • Jen Roberts
    signed 2025-08-21 13:18:40 +0100
  • Val Hopping
    signed 2025-08-21 13:14:15 +0100
  • Adrian Thompson
    signed 2025-08-21 13:11:53 +0100
  • Ann watkins
    signed 2025-08-21 13:11:50 +0100
  • Jeanette Dopson
    signed 2025-08-21 13:02:05 +0100
  • Fiona Malcolm
    signed 2025-08-21 12:45:30 +0100
    A cruel and outdated practice which should be banned.
  • Heather Hutchison-Cockburn
    signed 2025-08-21 12:35:24 +0100
  • Jan Fisher
    signed 2025-08-21 12:34:27 +0100
  • Elizabeth MacNeill
    signed 2025-08-21 12:33:05 +0100
    Animals are not ours to be experimented on. They have no voice to say no. Just fear and pain. Stop this cruel practice now. Step up and be a world leader to end such suffering to the innocent.
  • Mirian Newbold
    signed 2025-08-21 12:19:51 +0100
  • Janet Luksas
    signed 2025-08-21 12:18:09 +0100
  • Megan Daniels
    signed 2025-08-21 12:08:53 +0100
  • Kathryn Scott
    signed 2025-08-21 12:04:36 +0100
  • Elizabeth Lee
    signed 2025-08-21 11:49:10 +0100
  • jenny rayner
    signed 2025-08-21 11:43:51 +0100
  • Nikita Halford
    signed 2025-08-21 11:29:52 +0100
  • Palma Crabbe
    signed 2025-08-21 11:25:23 +0100
  • Michelle Harvey
    signed 2025-08-21 11:25:10 +0100
  • Lance Johnston
    signed 2025-08-21 11:06:05 +0100
  • Liz Neyland
    signed 2025-08-21 10:56:45 +0100
  • Louise Wilson
    signed 2025-08-21 10:37:36 +0100
  • Anne Barrowman
    signed 2025-08-21 10:36:25 +0100
    End all the cruelty to these poor animals
  • Susan Roper
    signed 2025-08-21 10:30:10 +0100