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MBR Acres breeds thousands of beagle puppies each year at its site in Cambridgeshire, selling them on for painful, outdated experiments.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There are growing calls from the public to save these beagles and all animals from outdated, torturous experiments.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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Penny Wadoux signed 2025-08-14 20:27:22 +0100 -
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Elspeth Mcvie signed 2025-08-14 20:21:46 +0100How can the monsters who like Beagles so much, because “They let us do anything we want to them, they won’t fight back” do such vicious, evil things to dogs who are babies, in age and nature, HOW??I wish the beagles had the temperament of honey badgers, and tore those bastards apart! -
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Kathy Jinkings signed 2025-08-14 20:13:36 +0100 -
Anne May signed 2025-08-14 20:09:40 +0100Get the dogs out yhen BURN this place to the ground! -
Jane Hague signed 2025-08-14 20:05:42 +0100 -
Sharon Moore signed 2025-08-14 20:04:40 +0100 -
Sylvia Thomas signed 2025-08-14 20:00:45 +0100 -
Julia Coughlan signed 2025-08-14 20:00:23 +0100There is absolutely NO excuse in this day and age for testing on animals. It is a cruel and archaic practice. SHUT IT DOWN -
Maggie Agamemnonos signed 2025-08-14 19:58:07 +0100 -
Kimberley Skinner signed 2025-08-14 19:52:17 +0100 -
Michele Saul signed 2025-08-14 19:48:54 +0100 -
Helen White signed 2025-08-14 19:47:03 +0100 -
Gordon Stevenson signed 2025-08-14 19:33:42 +0100 -
Lyn signed 2025-08-14 19:30:31 +0100 -
Rebecca Stockdale signed 2025-08-14 19:30:30 +0100 -
Louise Whalley signed 2025-08-14 19:30:17 +0100 -
Barbara Cooper signed 2025-08-14 19:30:10 +0100Shut this down immediately and fine the company heavily to pay for this crime -
Ann Rees signed 2025-08-14 19:29:36 +0100 -
Gillian Thornton signed 2025-08-14 19:28:26 +0100 -
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Zara Beecroft signed 2025-08-14 19:16:02 +0100Surely we are beyond the days of torture of these beautiful babies.. Animal testing is outdated and completely unethical .
