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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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  • Chantelle Palmer
    signed 2025-08-16 01:28:14 +0100
  • Jayne Thornewill
    signed 2025-08-16 00:39:55 +0100
  • Kenton Hooker
    signed 2025-08-16 00:35:59 +0100
    This needs to be stopped now not right or fair, they have the right to live a normal life, how would you like the same thing done to you and left in a cage that is dirty like they have.
  • Roz Burn
    signed 2025-08-16 00:13:54 +0100
  • Karen Radhouani
    signed 2025-08-15 23:38:34 +0100
    It’s disgusting that with all the knowledge we have about animals being able to feel happy, sad, pain, fear and also sympathetic and care for humans. Yet we still ill treat torment and torture them knowing how they will feel. When is life going to come before money. They are tortured as that is what it is for things that to supposedly safe guard humans but a lot of the things that happen to them would not be true result as we are different species, and there are now other options than use of animals. Do we really need make up, washing up liquid and the likes of put in animals eyes to know that would hurt, we all know it will hurt that’s why we make sure we don’t get these things in our eyes it doesn’t need to be tested on animal for this answer, why keep repeating same torture when you had answers before. This isn’t experiments to safe guard humans this is torture by psychopaths again and again for there own sick pleasure whilst the government have there hand in it, and can stop it.
  • Lesley Hanton
    signed 2025-08-15 23:31:18 +0100
  • Margaret Hall
    signed 2025-08-15 23:28:16 +0100
  • Bruce Garbutt
    signed 2025-08-15 23:23:23 +0100
  • Carolyn Qrvis
    signed 2025-08-15 23:14:45 +0100
  • Ryan Baggott
    signed 2025-08-15 23:10:40 +0100
    I wish you the best of luck in saving these puppies and bringing the scumbags at MBR acres the punishment they deserve
  • Graham knibbs
    signed 2025-08-15 23:05:09 +0100
  • Doreen Stratton
    signed 2025-08-15 22:58:00 +0100
  • Natasha Cheetham
    signed 2025-08-15 22:54:19 +0100
  • Kim Notton
    signed 2025-08-15 22:46:17 +0100
    This is animal abuse/cruelty how can they get away this why are animal welfare or rspca not stopping this? We are not a nation of animal lovers anymore. They use beagles as they are more tolerant it’s wrong and unfair. Test on humans as this is in humane
  • Keith Chilvers
    signed 2025-08-15 22:38:40 +0100
  • Susan Pearson
    signed 2025-08-15 22:35:24 +0100
    Please stop medical cruelty on any animals.
  • Rob Walley
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  • Eileen Devlin
    signed 2025-08-15 22:30:47 +0100
  • Christine Hartington
    signed 2025-08-15 22:25:04 +0100
    Would you do these acts on your child?
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